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"I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0" at login prompt (SME 10.0)

Offline alext

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"I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0" at login prompt (SME 10.0)
« on: July 08, 2021, 05:52:50 PM »
I have made a standard installation of  SME 10.0 on a 64-bit test workstation with 4 Gb Ram (for now).
SME 10.0-x86_64 iso was downloaded, cheked via MD5 and sha1then burnt to a CD.
Before installation ran memory and disk tests without errors.
The installation was successful with no errors indicated. (Media was tested at the start)
I configured it as "server-only".

When I boot the configured server the boot prompt is displayed then after about 30 seconds the following errors are displayed:
   
   [65.931199] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
   [78.117554] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
   [90.302761] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
   [90.302801] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0


(On reboot the numbers in square brackets vary)

I have rebuilt the system several times on other tested disks but get the same errors.

What device does "dev fd0" indicate?
The only disks i have on the server is the HDD and DVD.

Before it's release I have installed 10 alpha, beta and rc1 without these problems.

Thanks for any help.

Alexx

   
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Offline john56

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Re: "I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0" at login prompt (SME 10.0)
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2021, 06:10:02 PM »
I think that is the floppy disk (i think you dont use it :smile:)
To stop it :
https://access.redhat.com/discussions/2355851
or stop it in your bios.

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Re: "I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0" at login prompt (SME 10.0)
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2021, 06:34:31 PM »
Yes, I thought that it indicated "Floppy Disk" but there is no floppy disk installed and the bios does not have any reference to floppy disks.
As I mentioned, the only disks on the server are HDD and DVD.

Thanks for the suggestion.
Alex
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Offline alext

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Re: "I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0" at login prompt (SME 10.0)
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2021, 05:10:24 PM »
Many thanks, John 56 and Gieres.

I took the suggestion offered in the Red Hat forum which fixed the issue:

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echo "blacklist floppy" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-floppy.conf
rmmod floppy
dracut -f -v

(Daniel Meireles)
 
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