"Installation of Package" Failure with Proxmox VE 8.2

raptorexelic

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When attempting to install Proxmox VE 8.2 on my server (details below), I am receiving the following error during install:

"installation of package proxmox-kernel-6.8.4-2-pve-signed_6.8.4-2_amd64.deb failed"

However, when I attempt to install Proxmox VE 7.4, I am able to get through the installation process without issue.

Any recommendations for how to troubleshoot/resolve the error with Proxmox 8.2 would be greatly appreciated.

Server Details
Dell PowerEdge R810
BIOS: 2.11.0
24 CPUs x Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E7540 @ 2.00GHz
RAM: 191.99 GB
NIC: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 20)
 
I’ve got the same issue but the problem was just the installation media.

Steps to reproduce:
  1. Download Proxmox VE 8.2 ISO (version 8.2-1) with the torrent link and check the SHA256 sum.
  2. Write it on a reliable USB Stick with the (faulty!) command I use for other Linux distributions
    Bash:
    dd if=proxmox-ve_8.2-1.iso of=/dev/sda bs=8M
    .
  3. Boot on the machine (HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini).
  4. Soon in the installation process, just after disk formatting the message "installation of package proxmox-kernel-6.8.4-2-pve-signed_6.8.4-2_amd64.deb failed" appeared.

This machine I already installed previous version of Proxmox on this machine without any problem.
Then I test it as a VM (libvirt QEMU/KVM) directly from the ISO and the installation didn’t fail. Then I assumed that my USB faulty. I followed instruction from the Proxmox wiki Prepare Installation Media and I realised that my initial dd command to copy the media was faulty (bs=8M instead of 1M).

Then I started from step 2 with the command
Bash:
dd bs=1M conv=fdatasync if=proxmox-ve_8.2-1.iso of=/dev/sda
.

Then the installation worked as expected.
 
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