Did you check this? Installation problems: I/O erro: dev sr0 / Installation / Arch Linux Forums https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=195763 On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 11:24 PM, David C. Rankin < drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > All, > > First let me explain I have search through the forums, StackExchange site > (SuperUser & Linux Unix StackExhange) and read the problems with similar > title, > 90% of which were USB install and related to failure to have the proper > iso name > (e.g ARCH_201603) as the image name, the other 10% were related to > /dev/disk/by-label not being created and suggest the creation of the > directory > and symlink of the install device (e.g. /dev/sr0 to > /dev/disk/by-label/ARCH_201603) and exiting the maintenance shell to have > the > install pickup and continue. Neither of these are a solution. > > I have one Supermicro server (similar but slightly older) where the > install > went without issue (H8QM8-2 w/4 Opteron 8360SE). This server is the > H8DME-2-LS006 Rev 1.10 w/2 Opteron 8382 processors. (specs: > http://www.supermicro.com/Aplus/motherboard/Opteron2000/MCP55/H8DME-2.cfm) > > Initially, the boot would hang during pci activation with the line > > pci 000:00:1a.0: [1a:1e:1100] type -- class 0x060000 > > I reset the bios to the failsafe defaults, still no joy. > > The Hardware Detection Tool showed a 3Leaf Systems, Inc.|unknown device > at > that address, the details of which were: > > Vendor : 3Leaf Systems, Inc. > Product : unknown > Class : Host bridge > Location : 00:1a.0 > PCI ID : 1a1e:1100[0000:0000] > Latency : 0 > Module : unknown > > Looking though all the bios options, trying one at a time, I found an > option > for something related to AQUA (? This board an AQUA were apparently the > brainchild of 3Leaf, Inc. now out of business > http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1172150 which allowed you to > link 32 > Opteron processors into a single server) > > So disabling AQUA completely in the bios allowed the box to boot > normally all > the way though: > > :: running hook [archiso_pxe_nfs] > :: Mounting '/dev/disk/by-label/ARCH_201603' to '/run/archiso/bootmnt' > Waiting 30 seconds for devices.... > > then the error and I'm dropped to the maintenance shell (e.g. [rootfs > /]# ). > I've tried the solutions shown at the beginning but I still can't proceed > with > the remainder of the install. When I create the /dev/disk/by-label > directory, > create the symlink, and exit the maintenance shell, I get the following > error: > > Buffer I/O error on dev sr0 logical block 0, async page read > sr 6:0:1:0 [sr0] tag#0 UNKNOWN(0x2003) Result:hostbyte-0x00 > driverbyte=0x08 > sr 6:0:1:0 [sr0] tag#0 Sense Key : 0x4 [current] > sr 6:0:1:0 [sr0] tag#0 ASC=0x8 ASCQ=0x3 > sr 6:0:1:0 [sr0] tag#0 CDB: opcode: 0x28 28 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 > blk_update_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 > isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=sr0, iso_blknum=16, block=16 > > So I need help from the smart folks here. I'm not entirely sure what this > error is telling me other than there is some UNKNOWN result that prevents > the > archiso mount. With this AQUA setting completely disabled in the bios, I > don't > know if this error is related to that setting, but I suspect it is. What > could I > try to get past this error? Is there some kernel parameter I coud try to > pass at > boot that might help? Has anyone else seen this or found another solution? > > Thanks for any advise you can give.. > > -- > David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. >
