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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...
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    [TUTORIAL] [Boot] Troubleshooting - verbose output

    Unfortunately PVE ships with quiet booting, the screen goes blank and then turns into login prompt. It does not use e.g. Plymouth [1] that would allow you to optionally see the boot messages. While trivial, there does not seem to be dedicated Wiki page on this basic troubleshooting tip. 1...