Latest stable and testing 64 bit versions will not boot on KVM VPS. 32 bit...
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A few weeks ago, Clonezilla (Debian version) stopped working on all the KVM based VPS instances that I have (with 2 different providers) when using it via netboot.xyz
I attached a screenshot of the error in both the stable and testing versions currently used in netboot.xyz (versions 3.2.1-9 Stable and 3.2.1-21-Testing)
The only remedy after the failure is to reboot or shutdown the vps instance.
I tried changing the virtual nic card to a different version, and that didn't help/change the failure.
If I use the 32 bit Debian version(s) of Clonezilla using the same boot procedure, ALL functions of Clonezilla then work as expected, including the boot process, saving new, and restoring previously archived instances.
P.S. The Ubuntu version has never worked. It just dumps into a BusyBox shell after a "BOOT FAILED!" warning. I've never bothered messing with that though.
More information:
Mounting and running the, clonezilla-live-3.2.1-9-amd64.iso, locally on the VPS works fine.
Last edit: Chris Hess 2025-04-25
Thanks for your feedback.
Not sure. I guess it's the Linux kernel regression for your scenario.
Maybe you wait for newer Linux kernel to be used in the later version of Clonezilla live.
Steven
Just an FYI update, the new version still fails as before.
Last edit: Chris Hess 2025-05-10
Are you able to reproduce this issue with Clonezilla live 20250507-questing?
https://clonezilla.org/downloads.php
Steven
As I stated above, the Ubuntu version(s) have never worked in this scenario. Below is a screenshot of the error, no matter what is chosen on the Ubuntu menu.
Based on the error given, I didn't think this would be in any way Clonezilla related.
Maybe you can let us know the whole process to reproduce this issue, from how you setup this Qemu/KVM environment, or even share your VM. It would be easier for us to debug.
Thanks.