Proxmox VE 9.1 Installation on Dell Poweredge R630

[jjc1984]

I've failed to install Proxmox VE 9.1 on Dell PowerEdge R630. I have the same issue on normal and debugging mode ... is stuck on "dev to be fully populated" and also tried the famous workaround that is adding nomodeset without any success...I only can reach to the debugging prompt but as soon i press CTRL D to continue the startup the issue happens again.

 

[momus]

Did you use such advanced function of this forum like search?

M

[SOLVED] Thread 'Dell PowerEdge R630 reboots immediately on kernel 6.17.2-2-pve (PWR2262 / CPU0704 / UEFI0078)'

Dec 3, 2025

Hi,
I’m experiencing an issue booting the new Proxmox kernel 6.17.2-2-pve on a Dell PowerEdge R630.
The system boots perfectly with kernel 6.14.11-4-pve, but kernel 6.17 reboots instantly before reaching a shell.

This looks like a platform-specific regression affecting Dell 13G servers (R630/R730), so I’d like to provide details and check with the Proxmox kernel maintainers.

Hardware / Firmware
Server: Dell PowerEdge R630
CPUs: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2660 v3
BIOS: 2.19.0

Working Kernel, Boots normally, stable: Linux pve1 6.14.11-4-pve #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC PMX 6.14.11-4
Failing...

• msp
• Replies: 3
• Forum: Proxmox VE: Installation and configuration

 

[jdancer]

On 13G Dells PVE hosts running 6.17.2-2 kernel. I have UEFI, Secure Boot, X2APIC, I/OAT DMA enabled. I do NOT have SR-IOV enabled.

 

[jjc1984]

My Apologies. I've set this exact config and now works fine

M

[SOLVED] Post in thread 'Dell PowerEdge R630 reboots immediately on kernel 6.17.2-2-pve (PWR2262 / CPU0704 / UEFI0078)'

Dec 3, 2025

Thank you very much for your replies. I can confirm that setting X2APIC, and IOAT DMA to enabled, solved the issue, now kernel 6.17.2-2 boots normally. I do NOT have Secure Boot enabled and SR-IOV is enabled.

• msp

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