DL 360 G10 server Debian 12 reboot problem after apt update && apt full-upgrade

[sirtcp]

Dear Support Team,

I have been using Proxmox 6 on the same server with no problems. However, I am upgrading one of the servers with a 8x fresh installation. I first installed Debian 12 and followed the installation guide for Proxmox 8.x. Initially, everything worked fine, and Debian restarted without any issues.

However, once I reached the step where I run `apt update && apt full-upgrade`, my server stopped booting from drive. I tried selecting the boot device multiple times, but it did not work. I have reinstalled multiple times, and it always fails at the same step.

I also tried installing the kernel with `apt install proxmox-default-kernel`, but it ended with the same reboot problem. I began troubleshooting to pinpoint the exact step where the issue occurs. My findings indicate that the problem happens after running the full upgrade.

I try to troubleshoot grub

grub > ls (hd12,msdos1)/

I see unknown filesystem error

Please assist me in resolving this issue.



Thank you.

 

[Netwerkfix]

Dear sirtcp,

are your sure U used no-subscription version of update's default its enterprise?
if not check the forum else, ill sent you these steps.

other common issue is the drive format if its sata it can be old installer that is not properly cleared from these drive's.

please let me know if you know more about this

kindly regards,
Networkfix.

 

[justinclift]

Hmmm, I wonder if it's the same problem being reported here?

https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/i...-iso-mpt3sas-driver.147731/page-2#post-669146

That one has a working initial installation, but the update afterward pulls in a new kernel (6.8) which has turned out to be incompatible with that hardware.

For that user, pinning the kernel to a slightly older version (6.5) has gotten things working for now.

That might also work for you too.

 

[sirtcp]

Dear sirtcp,

are your sure U used no-subscription version of update's default its enterprise?
if not check the forum else, ill sent you these steps.

other common issue is the drive format if its sata it can be old installer that is not properly cleared from these drive's.

please let me know if you know more about this

kindly regards,
Networkfix.

Hi Networkfix,

I am sure it is no-subscription. i am using official installation guide.
https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_12_Bookworm,

root@home-srv:~# cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-install-repo.list
deb [arch=amd64] http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pve bookworm pve-no-subscription

Moreover, to me, it seems like it is not a drive issue as well. because i have been running Proxmox 6 on the same server and the same drive for 2 years. i never had any issue like this before.

Any advice is highly appreciated.

Thanks,
Yousuf

 

[sirtcp]

Hmmm, I wonder if it's the same problem being reported here?

https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/i...-iso-mpt3sas-driver.147731/page-2#post-669146

That one has a working initial installation, but the update afterward pulls in a new kernel (6.8) which has turned out to be incompatible with that hardware.

For that user, pinning the kernel to a slightly older version (6.5) has gotten things working for now.

That might also work for you too.

Thanks for the input Justin, actually after the update it does not give any prompt. no group nothing. always endup on debian boot disk prompt if i remove the Debian boot USD, it keeps looking for boot media. i think the suggested solution comes after the prompt.

 

[sirtcp]

ok, somehow it get it fixed. i did nothing except grub-install after installing kernel "apt install proxmox-default-kernel"
I did a grub-install on the Proxmox target boot drive.

apt install proxmox-default-kernel
update-grub
grub-install /dev/sdg
systemctl reboot

after reboot

apt install proxmox-ve postfix open-iscsi chrony

I hope it helps someone else.

Thanks,
sirtcp