Fresh install hangs on loading initial ramdisk.

focaazul

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Fresh install hangs on loading initial ramdisk.

Hello everyone.
I am trying to install Proxmox 7.3.1 it is a new computer, Intel i7, Asus B460M-A motherboard, with 32G Ram, HD 1T.
When trying to install I see that the equipment literally hangs after " Loading initial ramdisk" appears on the screen, to the point that the NUM LOCK or CAP LOCK keyboard lights do not respond, the keyboard don´t respond after " Loading initial ramdisk" .
I thought that the downloaded ISO image might be corrupted, but it's not, the sha256sum of the ISO matches the one indicated on the Proxmox official site. I tried generating a couple of times from Linux with dd command the image on the Pen Drive but the same error persists.
I tried Install on other older machines I have, to see if it was some new hardware problem that was not supported, but the same thing happens on older machines, it always hangs on the same instance :loading initial ramdisk.
I also tried Proxmox versions 7.2 and 6.4, the same error occurs.
I downloaded and prepared a pen drive with Debian 11.6 and tried to install it on the new computer and it installs without problems, so I assume it's not a Hardware issue, since proxmox is based on Debian.
I saw in the forums that putting some arguments to the Kernel in the Boot, like removing quiet and putting nomodeset (pressing e and then ctrl+x to take the parameters), it worked for some users, in my case there were no changes, it keeps hanging .
I also tried in the three versions 7.3, 7.2 and 6.4 to enter with the debug mode and/or putting arguments (nomodeset, etc) but nothing changes, it keeps hanging.
I installed Proxmox a few years ago, without problems, and to this day it works perfectly, but in this case I tried everything I found on the Internet, but nothing changes.
I also modified some Secure Boot options in the BIOS, just in case... but the problem continues. I am a Linux user and as an alternative I am left to install Debian and then see Install Proxmox as indicated in: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_11_Bullseye but beyond that I am left with the thorn of why hangs on loading initial ramdisk.
Well, excuse my english, it's not my first language.
Greetings and thanks in advance.
Regards.
 
Ok folks, I found the problem and share it.
It has NOTHING to do with Proxmox, the point was that the new USB pen drive I bought seems to have some bits of failure in storage.
With any form of image generation it NEVER gave me errors. I only noticed when doing sha256sum on the /dev/sdx and there I noticed that the hash was not the same as the ISO. I hope it helps.
Proxmox it´s instaled and running ok.
Regards.

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