This article applies to:
- R3000 2.2
- ER 5.1
- TAR
- ProxyBlocker
Symptoms:
- These error messages appear on the console during boot-up.
kernel: Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
Causes:
- These errors are related to not having a floppy drive on the appliance. The operating system is attempting to read from a floppy disk device which isn't part of the appliance. These errors will be resolved in the next kernel update
- There are no negative side effects to these messages other than the few seconds that the system spends trying to access the floppy drive during boot.
Resolution:
The errors will go away in the next kernal upgrade.