Proxmox installation stuck on "Welcome to GRUB!"

[luisgc8]

Hi,
Estoy instalando proxmox en un "IBM System X3550 M4" pero al conectar el USB con el ISO de proxmox 8 cargado y arrancarlo en el servidor se queda una pantalla en negro con el mensaje "Welcome to GRUB!" Lo ha arrancado en UEFI mode y no hay manera de iniciar la instalación.
Alguien sabría decirme como solucionarlo?
Muchas gracias.

 

[esi_y]

Consider installing Debian first:

https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_12_Bookworm

 

[luisgc8]

I will try it. Thanks!

 

[luisgc8]

Hi,
after install:
apt install proxmox-default-kernel

and reboot, debian not run and say:
Boot failed.

I install it on a usb stick connected to the server.
any idea what might be happening?
Thanks

 

[esi_y]

Hi,
after install:
apt install proxmox-default-kernel

So you are saying you install Debian with installer just fine, reboot into Debian, but then ...

and reboot, debian not run and say:
Boot failed.

... cannot boot.

Do you have a screenshot / picture?

I install it on a usb stick connected to the server.

I do not think this is related, but I have to say this is a very bad idea for Proxmox VE installation, to install it onto USB stick, it will basically destroy your USB stick in short time.

 

[luisgc8]

Yes, i attach a screenshot.

Thanks for the recommendation, in the future I will transfer it to the disk so as not to burn the USB

 

[esi_y]

Yes, i attach a screenshot.

Thanks for the recommendation, in the future I will transfer it to the disk so as not to burn the USB

This almost looks like missing bootloader to me, but I am surprised that you had already booted into Debian to install the kernel.

I will have to check what so special happens after installing proxmox-default-kernel, but will take a while with that.

This was UEFI install? Do you remember when, at the end of the installer, you were asked about where to put GRUB, what choice you took?

 

[luisgc8]

I have mounted a live cd and connected in recovery mode and verified that it was deployed in UEFI.
I don't remember the configuration I put in GRUB, which one would be correct? I don't know if I should reinstall it and then take screenshots of the process...
Thanks a lot!

 

[esi_y]

Maybe if

- you make screenshot on the GRUB install one of the last steps where it asks where to put the bootloader;
- and then also capture output of you installing the PVE kernel how it proceeds before you go on to reboot;

could help understand what's happening there. Worst case scenario is that you missing bootloader.

If you are alright with LIVE CD approach, you can also simply try to chroot and reinstall bootloader in the broken install?

 

[luisgc8]

I try it again and i have this error:

 

[esi_y]

I try it again and i have this error:
View attachment 76104

So how did you manage to install Debian the first time? Also, which disk did you choose (step before this screenshot) to install on? Did you have to enter it manually?

 

[luisgc8]

The first time I selected a removable USB, now the RAID and it failed, I have selected only one disk and I am trying again