Unable to install 6.2 from USB

[badgerfruit]

The server boots from the USB drive OK and I select "Install Proxmox VE" from the list, it clears the screen then starts "searching for block device containing the ISO proxmox-ve-6.2-1" before finally reporting "no cdrom found". Which is right. I'm not installing from CD, I'm installing from USB!

Is there a way to bypass this or tell it that everything is OK and to boot/install from the USB drive?

The installation instructions on their Wiki (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Installation#chapter_installation) merely says to insert the boot media and boot from it.

 

[Hannes Laimer]

Hey,

are you booting BIOS or UEFI? Make sure secure boot is disabled in your firmware settings.

 

[badgerfruit]

The BIOS is set to Boot Mode "DUAL" (I haven't really seen this option before, normally just LEGACY or UEFI). Like I said, it boots to the "Select install method" menu from the USB drive no problem, it's only after I select "Install Proxmox VE" from that menu that I get the problem

 

[Hannes Laimer]

How did you put the ISO on the USB?

 

[badgerfruit]

I downloaded the ISO from the Proxmox site and then used Windows Rufus to "burn" to the memory stick (also, forgot to say thank you for the prompt replies!)

 

[Hannes Laimer]

Did you use DD or ISO mode? If you used ISO, try DD mode.

 

[sarathi]

I used Rufus to burn my USB as mentioned in the link https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Prepare_Installation_Media

Using Rufus​

Rufus is a more lightweight alternative, but you need to use the DD mode to make it work. Download Rufus from https://rufus.ie/. Either install it or use the portable version. Select the destination drive and the Proxmox VE ISO file.

 

[Hannes Laimer]

https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/unable-to-install-no-cdrom-found.42043/post-202364 seems to deal with the same issue, maybe give it a try. Otherwise, you can install PVE on top of Debian(as mentions in the linked post).

 

[badgerfruit]

@sarathi - I am sure it was in DD mode buut I will re-burn it to make sure, it's hardly a difficult job. Watch this space for an update on that.

@Hannes Laimer I will do the above first and then check out that thread (I must admit I did a cursory search of these forums but was pretty lazy! sorry!!)

 

[badgerfruit]

Okay, re-imaging the USB pen drive in DD mode seems to have done the trick. Thanks to both for your prompt and helpful replies!!

 

[gunterwa]

It's werid... I have two USB disks with PVE6 in it which I'd successfully installed PVE at least 4 times but suffered from the same issue just 2 months later. I checked the BIOS settings of the new server, nothing found. what can I do is to re-imaging PVE 7 with dd command on my Macbook...
If I made it with the newly ISO USB disk, what conclusion can I draw then???