From: Dominik Csapak <d.csapak@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [PATCH manager v2] ui: qemu: boot order: warn of missing pxe support for ovmf
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:40:36 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260610134117.3100390-1-d.csapak@proxmox.com> (raw)
OVMF can only use PXE/network boot when a virtual RNG device is added
for VMs, but this is not obvious from the UI or the error behavior.
Add a small warning to the boot order edit that says what is necessary.
Signed-off-by: Dominik Csapak <d.csapak@proxmox.com>
Reviewed-by: Fiona Ebner <f.ebner@proxmox.com>
---
changes from v1:
* incorporated fionas feedback (thanks!)
* include r-b trailer from fiona
www/manager6/qemu/BootOrderEdit.js | 16 ++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
diff --git a/www/manager6/qemu/BootOrderEdit.js b/www/manager6/qemu/BootOrderEdit.js
index 521a3d6e..08e71913 100644
--- a/www/manager6/qemu/BootOrderEdit.js
+++ b/www/manager6/qemu/BootOrderEdit.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Ext.define('PVE.qemu.BootOrderPanel', {
let grid = me.lookup('grid');
let marker = me.lookup('marker');
let emptyWarning = me.lookup('emptyWarning');
+ let rngPxeWarning = me.lookup('rngPxeWarning');
marker.originalValue = undefined;
@@ -43,6 +44,14 @@ Ext.define('PVE.qemu.BootOrderPanel', {
view.inUpdate = false;
marker.checkDirty();
emptyWarning.setHidden(val !== '');
+
+ let showRngPxeWarning =
+ view.vmconfig?.bios === 'ovmf' &&
+ !view.vmconfig?.rng0 &&
+ val?.includes('net');
+
+ rngPxeWarning.setHidden(!showRngPxeWarning);
+
grid.getView().refresh();
},
},
@@ -238,6 +247,13 @@ Ext.define('PVE.qemu.BootOrderPanel', {
userCls: 'pmx-hint',
value: gettext('Warning: No devices selected, the VM will probably not boot!'),
},
+ {
+ xtype: 'displayfield',
+ reference: 'rngPxeWarning',
+ userCls: 'pmx-hint',
+ hidden: true,
+ value: gettext('Warning: For PXE boot with OVMF, you must add a VirtIO RNG device!'),
+ },
{
// for dirty marking and 'reset' function
xtype: 'field',
--
2.47.3
next reply other threads:[~2026-06-10 13:41 UTC|newest]
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2026-06-10 13:40 Dominik Csapak [this message]
2026-06-10 13:43 ` [PATCH manager v2] ui: qemu: boot order: warn of missing pxe support for ovmf Dominik Csapak
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2026-06-09 12:11 Dominik Csapak
2026-06-09 14:48 ` Fiona Ebner
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