Message 'I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0' seen during VMware guest boot or while executing parted, sosreport, or other commands
Issue
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When commands like
partedandsosreportare executed, the following messages are being output:Aug 25 10:36:11 hostname kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 Aug 25 10:36:11 hostname kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 -
System fails to boot and gives
blk_update_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9
- RHEL VM on VMware
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