Need Help with Windows 11 24H2 VM on Proxmox 8.4 with HDD: OVMF Boot Issue

[ProxBoy]

Hello everyone,

I’m trying to set up a portable Windows 11 24H2 VM on Proxmox VE 8.4, using HDDs for storage, but I’m running into boot problems. I’d really appreciate any advice or insights you could share!

Here’s what’s happening:

• With Seabios: The Windows installer gives the error: "This PC doesn't currently meet Windows 11 system requirements."
• With OVMF (UEFI): The VM fails to boot, showing "BdxDxe: No bootable option or device found." This occurs even though I’ve set the boot order to only the Windows 11 ISO and added an EFI Disk for OVMF.

I also tried accessing the UEFI menu using F2 in the noVNC console to check boot options, but F2 triggers on my local PC instead of the VM.

My goal is to get this VM booting and installing Windows 11 correctly, while keeping it portable across Proxmox systems. Has anyone encountered this issue or have suggestions for fixing the OVMF error?

Thank you very much for your time and help!

 

[fba]

Hello,
would you like to share the full config of the vm (qm config <vmid>)?

 

[ProxBoy]

Of course.

agent: 1
balloon: 8192
bios: ovmf
boot: order=ide2
cores: 8
cpu: x86-64-v2-AES
efidisk0: zfs-vms:vm-110-disk-2,efitype=4m,pre-enrolled-keys=1,size=1M
ide0: local:iso/virtio-win.iso,media=cdrom,size=709474K
ide2: local:iso/Win11_24H2_French_x64.iso,media=cdrom,size=5699144K
machine: pc-q35-9.2+pve1
memory: 16384
meta: creation-qemu=9.2.0,ctime=1749796775
name: Windows
net0: virtio=BC:24:11:2A:55:5D,bridge=vmbr0,firewall=1
numa: 0
ostype: win11
scsihw: virtio-scsi-single
smbios1: uuid=cd73eb98-ed20-423e-818e-9104b1583cac
sockets: 1
tpmstate0: zfs-vms:vm-110-disk-1,size=4M,version=v2.0
unused0: zfs-vms:vm-110-disk-0
vga: qxl
vmgenid: 0a9d563f-c8f9-42d8-98d4-0963d00d0c49

 

[LnxBil]

I would try to change the ide drive order - so switch the virtual iso disks so that the windows iso is in ide0

 

[fba]

unused0: zfs-vms:vm-110-disk-0

The disk you want to use is not attached and therefore can't be found by the os in vm.
Head to the hardware tab of the vm, select the disk and attach it.