Installing Proxmox 8.1. crashing when loading nvidiafb driver

[henriii]

Hi,

I built a brand new server with the below components:

• MB: ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
• RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 RAM 96Go (2x48Go) 5600MHz (CMH96GX5M2B5600C40)
• NVME: 2x Samsung 990 Pro 4 To, NVMe M.2, PCIe 4.0;4, MZ-V9P4T0CW
• GPU: MSI GT 710 2GD3H LP Nvidia GT710 954 MHz 2048 Mo PCI Express

When I'm trying to install Proxmox 8.1. using a bootable USB, it crashes when I launch the installation using GUI...

How should I proceed?

Thanks for you help!

(I'm a beginner in Proxmox)

 

[cwt]

Looks like a problem with the NVIDIA card/driver. You could try „nomodeset“ in the boot options or the console/text installer mode.

 

[leesteken]

Maybe that's why nvidiafb is blacklisted by Proxmox in /etc/modprobe.d/pve-blacklist.conf:

# This file contains a list of modules which are not supported by Proxmox VE

# nvidiafb see bugreport https://bugzilla.proxmox.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701
blacklist nvidiafb

How did you install Proxmox and why are you trying to load nvifiafb?

 

[henriii]

Looks like a problem with the NVIDIA card/driver. You could try „nomodeset“ in the boot options or the console/text installer mode.

How can I access the boot options ?

 

[henriii]

Maybe that's why nvidiafb is blacklisted by Proxmox in /etc/modprobe.d/pve-blacklist.conf:

# This file contains a list of modules which are not supported by Proxmox VE

# nvidiafb see bugreport https://bugzilla.proxmox.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701
blacklist nvidiafb

How did you install Proxmox and why are you trying to load nvifiafb?

Sorry I didnt know …
I downloaded the latest version on the official website, flashed the usb then boot on it . Then it crashes during the load of installation… how can I avoid loading this ? This is done automatically I didn’t do anything…

 

[leesteken]

Sorry I didnt know …
I downloaded the latest version on the official website, flashed the usb then boot on it . Then it crashes during the load of installation… how can I avoid loading this ? This is done automatically I didn’t do anything…

Can you boot the system with the integrated graphics (and maybe remove the NVidia GPU temporarily)? Or edit the kernel command line before starting the installer to blacklist nvidiafb explicitly, but I don't know the details on how to do that exactly.

 

[henriii]

Can you boot the system with the integrated graphics (and maybe remove the NVidia GPU temporarily)? Or edit the kernel command line before starting the installer to blacklist nvidiafb explicitly, but I don't know the details on how to do that exactly.

You mean I can remove the GPU, install, then I can replug it and install the nvidia driver manually ?

 

[jonf]

I had a similar problem installing proxmox 8.2.2 from the iso image on a Threadripper with 2 x 3090s installed - boot of the installation kernel freezes when the nvidiafb module is loaded.

I think that proxmox need to fix this - the issue appears to be that the nvidiafb module is compiled and active in the install kernel, even though we all know it has issues and has been blacklisted in the main pve kernel when its installed.

The workaround I found was to hit 'e' and edit the installation kernel parameters on the proxmox "grub" page, and add the following string to the kernel parameters:

initcall_blacklist=nvidiafb_init

I wasn't having much luck blacklisting the nvidiafb module on the commandline, so moved over to using this option - it even works on compiled in modules as it blocks the call to the module initialisation function.

 

[fals3illusion]

I had the same issue when trying to install proxmox on my brand new server too, I had to add the nomodeset parameter to my install to make it work, would freeze every time.

https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Instal...VE bootloader,the pre-existing last parameter.

Adding the nomodeset Kernel Parameter​

Problems may arise on very old or very new hardware due to graphics drivers. If the installation hangs during boot, you can try adding the nomodeset parameter. This prevents the Linux kernel from loading any graphics drivers and forces it to continue using the BIOS/UEFI-provided framebuffer.
On the Proxmox VE bootloader menu, navigate to Install Proxmox VE (Terminal UI) and press e to edit the entry. Using the arrow keys, navigate to the line starting with linux, move the cursor to the end of that line and add the parameter nomodeset, separated by a space from the pre-existing last parameter.
Then press Ctrl-X or F10 to boot the configuration.