Can't get Windows 11 installed

According to the error message, no bootable media is found on SATA. Please post your VM config:

Code:
qm config <vmid>
 
root@pmx-01:~# qm config 103
bios: ovmf
boot: order=virtio0;ide0
cores: 2
cpu: kvm64
efidisk0: local-lvm:vm-103-disk-0,efitype=4m,pre-enrolled-keys=1,size=4M
ide0: local:iso/virtio-win-0.1.262.iso,media=cdrom,size=708140K
machine: pc-q35-9.0
memory: 4096
meta: creation-qemu=9.0.0,ctime=1726520683
net0: virtio=BC:24:11:F1:61:02,bridge=vmbr0,firewall=1
numa: 0
ostype: win11
scsihw: virtio-scsi-pci
smbios1: uuid=73e2ca85-617a-403f-9b22-7fe182c84523
sockets: 1
tpmstate0: local-lvm:vm-103-disk-2,size=4M,version=v2.0
virtio0: local-lvm:vm-103-disk-3,cache=writethrough,iothread=1,size=182G
vmgenid: 656ad89d-4bd5-4271-b49b-f5629d86dd3a
 
For reference, this is the working machine

root@pmx-01:~# qm config 101
bios: ovmf
boot: order=virtio0;ide0;ide1
cores: 2
efidisk0: local-lvm:vm-101-disk-0,efitype=4m,pre-enrolled-keys=1,size=4M
ide0: local:iso/virtio-win-0.1.240.iso,media=cdrom,size=612812K
ide1: local:iso/Windows11_23H2.iso,media=cdrom,size=5529856K
machine: pc-q35-9.0
memory: 4096
meta: creation-qemu=9.0.0,ctime=1722265584
net0: e1000=BC:24:11:9B:A8:46,bridge=vmbr0,firewall=1
numa: 0
ostype: win11
scsihw: virtio-scsi-pci
smbios1: uuid=1d84de9f-fb9c-467d-9682-20d71e5d616d
sockets: 1
tpmstate0: local-lvm:vm-101-disk-1,size=4M,version=v2.0
virtio0: local-lvm:vm-101-disk-2,cache=writethrough,iothread=1,size=150G
vmgenid: ab8536b6-eadf-4939-bee6-240c5527386c
 
You've got no bootable media. On your original setup you had ide1 which is the Windows installer , so it booted initially fine allowing you to set it up correctly (with all virtio drivers) so it now boots correctly from the virtio0 disk.

However, on the newer VM's config (first post) I don't see any bootable media displayed. Even if that virtio0 disk already has Windows installed on it, it probably won't boot until you actually setup the virtio drivers from within Windows. (That would be catch-22, but is doable).

TLDR: Attach a Windows 11 installation CD & install.
 
the first time I did this, I didn't have this issue.
You obviously either didn't read my post or didn't understand it correctly. The "first time" you did not have this issue, because then you correctly attached the Windows 11 installer to the VM, this time you did not!
 
Since it looks like you got it working, maybe tag prefix the thread-title with [SOLVED], (upper right hand corner under title).
 
You obviously either didn't read my post or didn't understand it correctly. The "first time" you did not have this issue, because then you correctly attached the Windows 11 installer to the VM, this time you did not!
I mean, the first time I did this, I did not have to do any of the driver installation; it booted right up, and Windows installed without an issue.
 
How did you expect to install Windows (this time) without the Windows ISO correctly attached to the VM?
 
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