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    Legacy-Boot with ZFS-Root on Supermicro X8DT3 (Proxmox VE 9.0, no UEFI)

    Good evening,, I’m currently setting up an older but still very solid server as a modern Proxmox system, and I’ve run into a boot issue related to ZFS on legacy BIOS hardware. My Server Setup Supermicro X8DT3 (no UEFI, legacy BIOS only) Dual Xeon 55xx CPUs 48 GB ECC RAM Dell PERC H200 (LSI...
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    Lost GRUB menu on Serial Console after PBS 4.0 / Trixie Upgrade

    After upgrading PBS from 3 to 4 via in-place upgrade, I no longer see the GRUB boot menu in my serial console. This is my grub config: $ cat /etc/default/grub # If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update # /boot/grub/grub.cfg. # For full documentation of the options in this...
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    Proxmox not booting - update GRUB - initramfs

    Hi folks, After upgrading debian distro and then updgrading Proxmox, something seems to be wrong with GRUB. Possibly it should be updated? Upon boot, I can select items in the GRUB menu, and even in the submenu. Booting into recovery mode does not work. But when I select to boot Proxmox, I...
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    Upgrading from Proxmox 8 to 9 issue: GRUB error: out of memory

    UPDATED: This has been solved by rollback grub and kernel version to proxmox 8 https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/upgrading-from-proxmox-8-to-9-issue-grub-error-out-of-memory.169391/post-790132 --- I've upgrade from proxmox 8 (kernel 6.8.12) to 9 (6.14.8-2) after reboot. Shows: ``` Loading...
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    [SOLVED] PVE 9 - GRUB stops the machine immediately

    Hello, I performed the upgrade from PVE 8.4.9 to 9.0.3 yesterday without any error during the Debian 12 > 13 upgrade by following the documentation. However, since I rebooted, I'm stuck in the "Welcome grub" step during around 0.5 seconds and then the machine reboots immediately and goes in...
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    [SOLVED] Grub-install error while upgrading from Proxmox 8 to 9

    Hi everyone, While upgrading from Proxmox 8 to 9 I had the following error while running apt dist-upgrade: Setting up grub-efi-amd64 (2.12-9+pmx2) ... Replacing config file /etc/default/grub with new version Installing for x86_64-efi platform. grub-install.real: error: cannot find EFI...
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    UEFI + Grub - General topic

    Hello fellow proxmians. Today I'd like to address the lingering issue of EFI boot process with grub. Because unfortunately I had to mark it as UNSTABLE. Boot process, that is efi+grub+kernel is the most crucial process to the whole linux server world. As we do have a STABLE kernel, which shows...
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    GRUB Hangs When No Monitor Connected or Serial Console Active

    I have a peculiar issue when my headless PBS boots. I do not run the PBS 24x7 as I only need to backup/verify data in small time windows, so I use a vzdump-hook script on my PVE to startup and shutdown my PBS when needed. If I have a monitor connected the PBS boots without issue. If I have a...
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    Memtest86+

    I missed that moment when Memtest86+ disappears from boot menu. Instead of blue color GRUB menu I see only black menu with few different Kernel options. How can I get Memtest back?
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    Warnings (and how to get rid of them) upgrading from 7 to 8

    Hello everyone, I am going to upgradea my current Proxmox 7.4-19 to 8 but I struggle a bit with the precheck and its results. INFO: Checking bootloader configuration.. WARN: System booted in uefi mode but grub-efi-amd64 meta-package not installed, new grub versions will not be installed to...
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    DHCP interrupting remote install on Idrac

    I am trying to install px ve 8.3 on a couple of Dell machines using Idrac's virtual CD option. This works fine when Idrac is on a dedicated port. However, some of the machines use a shared Idrac port. On those machines the Idrac / virtual CD connection is lost when px installer probes the...
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    Tried to update, but it fails and goes to Grub prompt.

    Good day to everyone, I went to go update one of my proxmox servers through the GUI today and got this msg. "Starting system upgrade: apt-get dist-upgrade E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. System not fully up to date (found 30 new...
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    Proxmox on Debian secure boot setup

    Hi Experts I'm installing Proxmox on top of Debian for disk encryption purposes. Everything seems to work fine for Proxmox but I can't get secure boot to be working. Secure boot worked for a normal Proxmox ISO installation (not with Debian). I got this while booting up: Loading Linux...
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    [SOLVED] "Welcome to GRUB" after apt dist-upgrade

    I did an update today: Start-Date: 2025-02-28 07:25:33 Commandline: apt-get dist-upgrade Upgrade: librados2:amd64 (17.2.7-pve3, 17.2.8-pve1), ceph-fuse:amd64 (17.2.7-pve3, 17.2.8-pve1), proxmox-widget-toolkit:amd64 (4.3.4, 4.3.6), libpve-rs-perl:amd64 (0.9.1, 0.9.2), libproxmox-acme-perl:amd64...
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    PBS prompted for manual grub location selection on update

    Today I ran the basic apt update && apt upgrade. I was greeted with a question from grub update about where I would like to install the grub bootloader. My system boots from dell raid controller using UEFI and has not asked such questions before when updating. I selected the /dev/sda as per that...
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    [TUTORIAL] FROM NOTHING: Physical disk with Windows 11 as VM + GPU pass-through

    Hello! This is my first time starting a thread on here, but I've posted on an already existing thread about my problem. Since I've solved it and now have a running Windows 11 VM that operates as a "normal computer", I thought I would share my process. Keep in mind that I consider myself a noob...
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    [SOLVED] missing OS after grub update during proxmox installation

    Hello, I installed proxmox 8.3.2 on Debian 12 following these steps https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_12_Bookworm. I have a pc with windows 11 and debian 12 and I had a grub config where I could select windows or debian. Now, after installing proxmox and removing the...
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    Boot HPE Microserver Gen8 from ODD in AHCI mode

    I installed PVE 8.* to SSD in ODD Slot (which is recognized by onboard Controller as Slot 4 after adding 3 drive into Bays) and would like to chainload from mSD to this SDD PVE Installation. As seems there is no other possibility then grub and chainload, at least I did not find that people are...
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    [SOLVED] HELP fixing boot

    Hi, i followed this comment https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/problem-with-pass-through-cannot-change-initramfs.126627/post-631013 to fix my GPU passthrough, the lasts steps of "proxmox-boot-tool" not worked for me and now my PVE (8) is not booting. The commands i have followed was this ones...
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    usb keyboard non-responsive on a hp prodesk when installing linux mint or proxmox

    Details: *HP ProDesk 600 G1 SFF running on an Intel core i5 4590.AMI BIOS L01 V02.65 dated 7/13/15. *Booting ISO image from DVD.(USB thumb drive install will not work regardless of BIOS config) *USB Keyboard does not respond during initial install menu selection. *Tried many BIOS configs. And...