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REMnux / remnux-cli

This repository contains the source code for the REMnux installer, which is the command-line tool for installing and upgrading the REMnux distro.
https://REMnux.org
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REMnux does not boot on proxmox using OVA import #141

Closed tylerwhardy closed 1 year ago

tylerwhardy commented 1 year ago

Using general OVA root@lab:~# sha256sum remnux.ova 76a12cc8ccf482e83f84b42ebfd9019ae47cf27915d0c2d686a9a407f8ee51ab remnux.ova

Currently all combinations of [qcow2 format created at import time | qcow2 created separately | raw format import], [SATA | IDE | SCSI], and [OVA import to new | VMDK Mount on existing] have been attempted.

Either one of the two error scenarios presents: 1) Fails to find hard disk 2) Boot starts and immediately results in black screen with CPU dropping to 0% and staying that way for at least 8 hours.

Tested on Proxmox 8.0.3 and replicated by 3rd party malware researcher 'pursepizza'

lennyzeltser commented 1 year ago

Perhaps someone from the community with Proxmox experience can assist. Otherwise, consider creating a new minimal Ubuntu VM and installing REMnux into it instead of starting with the OVA.

tylerwhardy commented 1 year ago

I've tried that but end up on a journal recovery page repeatedly.

/dev/sda5: recovering journal /dev/sda5: clean, 63627/3899392 files, 1319304/15596800 blocks

I got an Ubuntu 20.04 LTS install to work with errors thrown (posted in #139 ) which will get me to the Remnux CLI. However, at that point I cant rerun the install to try to recover whatever failed.

lennyzeltser commented 1 year ago

@tylerwhardy, did Ubuntu install successfully? Until Ubuntu gets to that state, you won't be able to count on the REMnux installer working properly.

tylerwhardy commented 1 year ago

@lennyzeltser I'm not sure. I managed to get from an Ubuntu server fresh download to a Remnux desktop environment. It did throw errors along the way and tell me the install failed .. but after rebooting, it landed in the DE. I'm going to go ahead and use it, am just nervous that something somewhere broke and I'll never figure out what :D Are you aware of any self-test that REMnux can do to verify it has a valid install?

lennyzeltser commented 1 year ago

Usually, if the installation of the tool completes successfully, it should be functional. And if the tool won't work, it will usually be easy to notice.