¶ Proxmox Install
May need to choose 'advanced options' and terminal mode and press e, then addd nomodeset to the splash line. (See nomodeset).
Install, ssh in, update to Proxmox 9.1 (with kernel 6.17).
rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-enterprise.sources
rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ceph.sources
echo "deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pve trixie pve-no-subscription" \
> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-no-subscription.list
apt update && apt full-upgrade -y
curl -fsSL https://jde.nz/ssh.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
mkdir -p --mode=0755 /usr/share/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/debian/trixie.noarmor.gpg | tee /usr/share/keyrings/tailscale-archive-keyring.gpg >/dev/null
curl -fsSL https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/debian/trixie.tailscale-keyring.list | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tailscale.list
apt-get update && apt-get install tailscale
tailscale up
¶ EFI Errors
EFI variables was clogged up with dump entries
- While installing PVE, press ctrl + alt + F3
- Ran rm /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/dump-* to fix
- ctrl + alt + F4 to switch back to installer
BE CAREFUL IF YOU ARE GOING TO TRY THIS, REMOVING THE WRONG ENTRIES COULD BREAK YOUR MACHINE
¶ Proxmox Configure
¶ SR-IOV
¶ Headers etc.
apt update
apt install proxmox-headers-6.17 firmware-intel-graphics net-tools sysfsutils
reboot
¶ xe for 14700k and B60 Pro
In /etc/default/grub :
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet intel_iommu=on iommu=pt xe.force_probe=0xe211,0xa780 module_blacklist=i915"
Then
update-grub
update-initramfs -u
echo "devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/sriov_numvfs = 7" > /etc/sysfs.conf
reboot
¶ i915 for 265k
Follow https://github.com/strongtz/i915-sriov-dkms :
apt install build-* dkms sysfsutils
wget -O /tmp/i915-sriov-dkms_2025.11.10_amd64.deb "https://github.com/strongtz/i915-sriov-dkms/releases/download/2025.11.10/i915-sriov-dkms_2025.11.10_amd64.deb"
dpkg -i /tmp/i915-sriov-dkms_2025.11.10_amd64.deb
nano /etc/default/grub
Add these params:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet intel_iommu=on iommu=pt i915.enable_guc=3 i915.max_vfs=7 module_blacklist=xe"
update-grub
update-initramfs -u
echo "devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/sriov_numvfs = 7" > /etc/sysfs.conf
mokutil --import /var/lib/dkms/mok.pub
¶ Other Resources
This works on the host:
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https://www.derekseaman.com/2024/07/proxmox-ve-8-2-windows-11-vgpu-vt-d-passthrough-with-intel-alder-lake.html { PDF }
¶ GPU Passthrough
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https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/2025-proxmox-pcie-gpu-passthrough-with-nvidia.169543/
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Older: https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/b5xpua/the_ultimate_beginners_guide_to_gpu_passthrough/
¶ With Multiple GPUs on same driver...
nano /etc/default/grub
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet intel_iommu=on iommu=pt"
update-grub
Add to /etc/modules:
vfio
vfio_iommu_type1
vfio_pci
lspci -nnk | grep -A3 -i vga
Note the PCI addresses—something like:
00:02.0— iGPU03:00.0— Arc A750
Instead of blacklisting i915, create /etc/modprobe.d/vfio.conf:
softdep i915 pre: vfio-pci
softdep xe pre: vfio-pci
Then create /etc/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-top/bind-vfio.sh
#!/bin/sh
PREREQ=""
prereqs() { echo "$PREREQ"; }
case $1 in
prereqs) prereqs; exit 0 ;;
esac
# Bind Arc A750 (adjust PCI address to match yours)
echo "vfio-pci" > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:03:00.0/driver_override
#echo "vfio-pci" > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:03:00.1/driver_override # audio function
echo "0000:03:00.0" > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/vfio-pci/bind 2>/dev/null || true
#echo "0000:03:00.1" > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/vfio-pci/bind 2>/dev/null || true
chmod +x /etc/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-top/bind-vfio.sh
update-initramfs -u -k all
reboot
¶ Disk performance (VMs)
¶ Battlemage B60 Pro (Intel Arc)
- update
wget https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/xe/bmg_guc_70.bin
wget https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/xe/bmg_huc.bin
wget -P /lib/firmware/i915 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/i915/bmg_dmc.bin
modprobe -r xe mei_gsc mei_me mei
modprobe mei mei_me mei_gsc
modprobe xe force_probe=e211
dmesg | tail -30
If all good:
echo "options xe force_probe=e211" > /etc/modprobe.d/xe.conf
update-initramfs -u
https://github.com/Solaris17/ARC-Firmware-Tool
¶ Volume on Host
lvcreate -V 2048G --thinpool data -n tank pve
In fstab:
/dev/pve/tank /tank ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
Then:
mkfs.ext4 /dev/pve/tank
systemctl daemon-reload
mount /tank
¶ Map in LXC
Edit /etc/pve/nodes/pvehot/lxc/102.conf:
lxc.mount.entry = /tank/frigate tank/frigate none bind,create=dir