[SOLVED] Proxmox fresh install on Huananzhi x99-QD4 motherboard & xeon 2670 CPU freezes at beginning

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Hi everyone
I'm a real newbie in terms of proxmox/

I'm at my first install of proxmox on an x99 motherboard with Xeon E5 2670 CPU, 32GB RAM, 2 NVME, 1 hdd
Every component was tested under windows and it is working fine.

Now when I boot from USB stick with proxmox v. 8.0.2 installation program, it freezes after few seconds with multiple messages saying

[7.020937] clocksource: Switched to clocksource tsc loading drivers: nuidiafb ahci nume mac hid umi i2c_1801 chci_pci xhci_pci efi pstore pcspkr intel_cstate rapl aesni_intel sha512_ssse3 ghash_clnuIni_intel pol yual cinulni crc32 pc Inul crct10dif pclmul kun intel intel powerclamp x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_rapl_common
[8.728430] nuidiafb: Device ID: 10de1287

Is it a known problem? Shall I boot with some specific parameter? (BTW how can I pass boot parameters to the kernel?)

Any hint will be very much appreciated

Thanks
 

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Hi,

stajor said:
[8.728430] nvidiafb: Device ID: 10de1287
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Is there an Nvidia GPU installed in the system? These are always problematic due to the driver situation.

Anyway, in the bootloader, try instead selecting "Advanced Options" and the "Install Proxmox VE (Console Mode - nomodeset)" - this avoids loading any graphics drivers and thus you should be able to proceed with the installation.
 
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I'm also trying to install ProxMox on an X99 board with a i7 CPU and attached RTX-3090.

My install stops at exact same place. However on my ProxMox install USB drive, I don't see an option for "Install Proxmox VE (Console Mode - nomodeset)"

All I see listed when I navigate to "Advanced Options" are:
  1. Install Proxmox VE (Graphical, debug mode)
  2. Install Proxmox VE (Terminal, UI, debug mode)
  3. Install Proxmox VE (Serial Console debug mode)
  4. Rescue Boot
  5. Test Memory
I do not see a "Install Proxmox VE (Console Mode - nomodeset)" option ???

Both option 1 & 2 end up stopping at about 8.5 seconds on the nvidiafb: Device ID: xxxxx.

I'm using the Proxmox VE 8.1 iso release.

My motherboard does not have a discrete graphic port, so I need to use a GPU to run the monitor. (I also tried an old GTX 730 I had lying around, but same issue.) My motherboard has USB interfaces but does not have a DB9 RS-232 serial port.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your time.
 
PhilGlau said:
I'm also trying to install ProxMox on an X99 board with a i7 CPU and attached RTX-3090.

My install stops at exact same place. However on my ProxMox install USB drive, I don't see an option for "Install Proxmox VE (Console Mode - nomodeset)"

All I see listed when I navigate to "Advanced Options" are:
  1. Install Proxmox VE (Graphical, debug mode)
  2. Install Proxmox VE (Terminal, UI, debug mode)
  3. Install Proxmox VE (Serial Console debug mode)
  4. Rescue Boot
  5. Test Memory
I do not see a "Install Proxmox VE (Console Mode - nomodeset)" option ???

Both option 1 & 2 end up stopping at about 8.5 seconds on the nvidiafb: Device ID: xxxxx.

I'm using the Proxmox VE 8.1 iso release.

My motherboard does not have a discrete graphic port, so I need to use a GPU to run the monitor. (I also tried an old GTX 730 I had lying around, but same issue.) My motherboard has USB interfaces but does not have a DB9 RS-232 serial port.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your time.
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This option - Install Proxmox VE (Console Mode - nomodeset) in 8.0 version
My case is also similar
 
Same problem with huananzhi x99 f8d plus, 2 xeon e5-2699v4, and nvidia 3090. Proxmox VE 8.2 installation stucks on nvidia driver.
Here topic marked as SOLVED but I don't see any solution.
I have to try install debian 12 first, and then proxmox.
 
ceghey said:
I already reinstalled it this way, with nomodeset option, and it works fine. Thanks.
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Thanks for the feedback, it's interesting, I was under the impression that where the installer struggles with KMS, it then installs the base system with the same issue, apparently not always.
 
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esi_y said:
First, good that you got it working!



Not really, tried it with your hardware? I think you will manage to proceed with the installation and then it will drop you on first reboot, so back to the forum.
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yes, when installing on Debian, after changing the kernel, the first boot froze. I had to return into BIOS and disable the video card, boot headless, connect via ssh and continue configuring proxmox, after update everything worked, I turned on the video card and it worked.
But installation from an iso image with the nomodeset option worked without any problems at all. ))

Code: 
root@pve1:~# lspci -k | grep -A 3 "VGA"
83:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GA102 [GeForce RTX 3090] (rev a1)
    Subsystem: CardExpert Technology GA102 [GeForce RTX 3090]
    Kernel driver in use: nouveau
    Kernel modules: nvidiafb, nouveau
 
ceghey said:
after changing the kernel, the first boot froze. I had to return into BIOS and disable the video card, boot headless, connect via ssh and continue configuring proxmox, after update everything worked, I turned on the video card and it worked.
But installation from an iso image with the nomodeset option worked without any problems at all. ))
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THIS! :D

BTW You should have been able to boot with (manually edit) extra kernel param too.

ceghey said:
Code: 
root@pve1:~# lspci -k | grep -A 3 "VGA"
83:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GA102 [GeForce RTX 3090] (rev a1)
    Subsystem: CardExpert Technology GA102 [GeForce RTX 3090]
    Kernel driver in use: nouveau
    Kernel modules: nvidiafb, nouveau
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Thanks for confirming. Yes I think the installer is terrible. But I also wish threads like this to have actually the full solution in it at the end (it's easier to point the next person to this last part;)).
 
Hi Everyone, I am planning to install Proxmox with following server specs

Dual Intel E5 2698 v4
Huananzhi X99 F8D Plus
128gb Ram
1tb SSD nvme SSD for Proxmox/VM images
12+12tb 3.5" HDD for Zfs mirror/Raid 1
No GPU(for now )
Server use: pfsense, Shinobi, Plex, nextcloud

With the above, I wanted some feedback about people who would have already used similar hardware(specially the motherboard)

1. The mother board is quite cheap(150usd or so), are their reliability issues that I should be worried of? The supplier seems confident that it would work fine even with those high power processors.
2. In terms of proxmox compatibility, I understand from this thread that people have managed to install it, given that I plan to not have any GPU initially, am I likely to run into trouble with installation/setup, should I absolutely have a basic GPU to be able to install things? If yes which one?
3. Regarding Plex that utilizes transcoding when playing video with a different resolution, without GPU sould I he able to use it fine with the Intel CPUs, (assuming 3-4 parallel 4k streams max) or I must invest into GPU now?
4. Any other feedback you might have given your experience.

Many thanks in advance
Nouman
 
noumanqaiser said:
Hi Everyone, I am planning to install Proxmox with following server specs

Dual Intel E5 2698 v4
Huananzhi X99 F8D Plus
128gb Ram
1tb SSD nvme SSD for Proxmox/VM images
12+12tb 3.5" HDD for Zfs mirror/Raid 1
No GPU(for now )
Server use: pfsense, Shinobi, Plex, nextcloud

With the above, I wanted some feedback about people who would have already used similar hardware(specially the motherboard)

1. The mother board is quite cheap(150usd or so), are their reliability issues that I should be worried of? The supplier seems confident that it would work fine even with those high power processors.
2. In terms of proxmox compatibility, I understand from this thread that people have managed to install it, given that I plan to not have any GPU initially, am I likely to run into trouble with installation/setup, should I absolutely have a basic GPU to be able to install things? If yes which one?
3. Regarding Plex that utilizes transcoding when playing video with a different resolution, without GPU sould I he able to use it fine with the Intel CPUs, (assuming 3-4 parallel 4k streams max) or I must invest into GPU now?
4. Any other feedback you might have given your experience.

Many thanks in advance
Nouman
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have the same board on 2x 2697Av4 and 128gb ECC + a couple tesla cards

although I'd not call it cheap since it costs a minimum wage where i come from, it has an annoying issue with USB resets, and everything is wired to numa0 node so keep it in mind when virtualizing things

no idea how to install it without video

each CPU should be good for 10-15 transcodes at 1080@30fps so 4x 4k@30 should be possible

a tesla p4 is pretty cheap though and you can vgpu


edit: if you're into llama.cpp/llm inference turn the snoop mode with OSB+ on and watch your bandwidth increase 2-3x when crossing numa nodes
 
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