Out of range issue on HP servers!

[RolandK]

is your server dl380 g7 or is it a different model ?

 

[Amubis]

DL360 g5

p400i raid controller

Dual XEON 4 core
Running windows server fine
busy with debian install.
In short - got it running by installing on different system then carrying over.
System consistently died. What I can see - seems it doesn't like the way server work. Bombs out. That is why debian is being used, by default it supports all server functions.
So either someone stripped too much or they stuffed it up. But I feel not specifying it on the help page or wiki/setup guide - is just plain criminal.

 

[RolandK]

remove quiet boot option and post the kernel log/trace where it hangs or getting issues. where exactly does the screen blank out ?

what graphics adapter is inside ?

 

[Amubis]

remove quiet boot option and post the kernel log/trace where it hangs or getting issues. where exactly does the screen blank out ?

what graphics adapter is inside ?

Standard HP DL360 G5 setup - no graphics upgrade.
Will deal with this later as I need to get my fileshare up and that is another headache on it's own

 

[Amubis]

Standard HP DL360 G5 setup - no graphics upgrade.
Will deal with this later as I need to get my fileshare up and that is another headache on it's own

OK so quick update - I found a fix and I know kinda loosely what the issue is.
In short it's a firmware issue - presumable with the heartbleed patch. So using old OS on their own won't work. Making a guide as we speak about this. Cause someone out there is feeling my pain right now.
Worst part it - the resolution is actually on the forum ( kinda) but just never got listed for some reason. Maybe proxmox likes Dell more ( it's a joke and I'm making it).

Will post back here once guide has been done.

 

[tomachi]

Greetings from NZ, I just found and confirmed A SOLUTION to the VGA problem on HP DL380 G7 and latest Proxmox installer!

• Begin booting from USB ISO of PMVE
• Press `e` to enter edit mode of menu
• alter the line and remove all at the end like `text splash=something`
• replace with more verbose ending like `text nomodeset gfxpayload=640`
• press F10 and boot!

I had also tried 1280x1024 and 800x600, then figured 640x480, I guess you don't need the x480 etc.

 

[tomachi]

I was able to install v8 on HP DL380 G7 by removing `quiet splash=text` with `nomodeset gfxpayload=640`

 

[Bulat]

Server - ProLiant DL380 G7
Installing iso image via management - iLo
Proxmox VE 8.1-2

From the list I selected "Install Proxmox VE (Terminal UI)"


Press `e` to enter edit mode of menu

In the line "linux /boot/linux26 ro ramdisk_size=16777216 rw quiet splash=silent proxtui vga=788"
Replace "splash=silent" with "nomodeset"

Press Ctrl-x or F10 to boot

Installation was successful!

 

[onisokien]

Thanks to @Bulat, I was able to get the install started. What I did was, I used the arrow keys to select the Terminal UI.

Then clicked 'e' to edit
Replace splash=silent with nomodeset
Removed vga=788
Added gfxpayload=800x600x16,800x600