[GH-ISSUE #1628] SystemRescueCD 12 is unable to boot, kernel panics due to no root file system? #2086

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opened 2026-03-01 18:38:23 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments
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Originally created by @UntouchedWagons on GitHub (May 24, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/issues/1628

[]: This bug persists when memory is increased beyond 8GB.

Describe the bug

A Proxmox VM that tries to PXE boot SystemRescueCD 12 immediately kernel panics due to a missing file system (I think)

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Boot a machine using SystemRescueCD 12

Expected behavior

I expect SystemRescueCD to not kernel panic due to a missing file system.

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Additional context

I don't know what else would be useful to add.

Originally created by @UntouchedWagons on GitHub (May 24, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/issues/1628 [✅]: This bug persists when memory is increased beyond 8GB. <!-- Please validate that the issue is not a symptom of insufficient memory. Many installation media are based on live-cd images that require more than a few MB/GB of memory to run. --> **Describe the bug** A Proxmox VM that tries to PXE boot SystemRescueCD 12 immediately kernel panics due to a missing file system (I think) **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Boot a machine using SystemRescueCD 12 **Expected behavior** I expect SystemRescueCD to not kernel panic due to a missing file system. **Screenshots** <img width="965" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3bba33ae-0cd7-4389-b363-50a6fa7fad0c" /> **Additional context** I don't know what else would be useful to add.
kerem 2026-03-01 18:38:23 +03:00
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@Znuff commented on GitHub (May 25, 2025):

To add to this, the hypervisor used doesn't matter. I see the same thing on vmware and proxmox:

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This happens both on UEFI and BIOS, but obviously on BIOS it doesn't have the pretty blue screen, just black on white.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2907996807 --> @Znuff commented on GitHub (May 25, 2025): To add to this, the hypervisor used doesn't matter. I see the same thing on vmware **and** proxmox: ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1546bfd4-37fb-4bab-9c87-da58cc99cdcd) This happens both on UEFI and BIOS, but obviously on BIOS it doesn't have the pretty blue screen, just black on white.
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@antonym commented on GitHub (May 27, 2025):

Should be fixed in latest development menus.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2910907363 --> @antonym commented on GitHub (May 27, 2025): Should be fixed in latest development menus.
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@UntouchedWagons commented on GitHub (Jul 18, 2025):

I'm still not able to PXE boot SystemRescueCD 12

<!-- gh-comment-id:3090857263 --> @UntouchedWagons commented on GitHub (Jul 18, 2025): I'm still not able to PXE boot SystemRescueCD 12
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