Description of problem: While upgrading RHEL Client from 5.1 GA to 5.2 I get these messages while installing the new kernel: Updating : cairo ##################### [188/526] Installing: kernel ##################### [189/526] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 Updating : hwdata ##################### [190/526] Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-2.6.18-85.el5.x86_64 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install RHEL Client 5.1 GA 2. Update to the latest 5.2 client via yum Actual results: I/O errors in yum output Expected results: No errors Additional info: Doesn't seem that the new kernel is broken.
From RHKL -- this appears to be a grub issue where grub is attempting to access a floppy drive that doesn't exist. P.
One of these is from mkinitrd or more specifically, nash. echo nash-resolveDevice LABEL=/ | /sbin/nash --forcequiet results in a end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 on systems without a floppy.
Actually two of these are from nash-resolveDevice, and the other is from grubby. See mkinitrd and new-kernel-pkg. P.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 368821 ***