Hi rix. Do you (or anyone) know a way around this? I've got the same issue. I was able to get it installed with virtual CPU, but after the installation, switching it back to host breaks it again - neither VNC nor ssh will work with host, though they both work with virtual CPU.
I was thinking that it could be the fact that I am using an older host architecture (Phenom II 1055t), however on Proxmox with a similar architecture, I am able to install with NoVNC and host CPU with no issue.
*Edit: I forgot to mention, I tried both Debian and Ubuntu latest versions where I've seen this issue. I tried all options for VNC display drivers and BIOS as well.