I/O Errors on reboot, can't enter root mode

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I/O Errors on reboot, can't enter root mode

Post by Bashed » 2018/10/01 02:57:28

This is what I see... Shows boot screen fine, Centos 7 option then the error.

https://ibb.co/ehdTGz

I have KVM crash cart hooked up. Can’t boot into ssh or root.

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Re: I/O Errors on reboot, can't enter root mode

Post by Bashed » 2018/10/01 03:12:48

Booted into Centos 7 live CD (troubleshooting mode) via KVM/IP virtual console. Ran xfs_repair. Doesn't seem like anything was fixed however, it just displayed these 7 phases in a flash.

https://ibb.co/fwWOYe

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Re: I/O Errors on reboot, can't enter root mode

Post by Bashed » 2018/10/01 03:15:44

Rebooted again, now I see this error. If I open the server, how do I know which slots are B1 and B4?

https://ibb.co/jL78zK

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Re: I/O Errors on reboot, can't enter root mode

Post by tunk » 2018/10/01 12:26:24

You could try to run smartctl -a /dev/sda|more to see if there's a hardware problem.
I think the slots should be marked on the motherboard.
You could try to reseat the modules a few times - it may (or not) fix the problem.

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Re: I/O Errors on reboot, can't enter root mode

Post by TrevorH » 2018/10/01 17:08:29

That looks like you have RAM problems and your data has been corrupted and then written to disk. I suspect you will need to break out your backups and restore the data since you cannot rely on it any more.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke

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