# Memory allocation error boron

**URL:** <https://community.particle.io/t/memory-allocation-error-boron/58030>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Tags:** boron\
**Created:** [October 12, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/memory-allocation-error-boron/58030 "2020-10-12T15:50:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![pisquaretech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@pisquaretech](https://community.particle.io/u/pisquaretech)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/memory-allocation-error-boron/58030/1 "2020-10-12T15:50:04Z")

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whichever command I am trying to execute using particle CLI, we are getting memory allocation error. command like particle usb reset, usb dfu, usb list. for every command am getting this error

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**Author:** ![ScruffR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/scruffr/32/6952_2.png) [@ScruffR](https://community.particle.io/u/ScruffR)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/memory-allocation-error-boron/58030/2 "2020-10-12T16:12:53Z")

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What host OS are you running CLI on?  
What machine?  
Is this a VM?  
What version CLI?

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**Author:** ![pisquaretech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@pisquaretech](https://community.particle.io/u/pisquaretech)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/memory-allocation-error-boron/58030/3 "2020-10-12T19:30:29Z")

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i am using windows 10, CLI version 2.8.1 for boron. this is board issue or something related to Host OS

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**Author:** ![ScruffR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/scruffr/32/6952_2.png) [@ScruffR](https://community.particle.io/u/ScruffR)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/memory-allocation-error-boron/58030/4 "2020-10-12T20:22:34Z")

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Without seeing the exact error output it’s hard to tell but I’d rather tend to the CLI installation.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/particle/original/3X/3/2/3291e3c9351789fe8620ae5bcec8d3fec67ff221.png) [@system](https://community.particle.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 8:22am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/memory-allocation-error-boron/58030/5 "2021-04-13T08:22:38Z")

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Closed on April 13, 2021, 8:22am UTC

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