Try to install Proxmox 9.1 on a old linux server, and get lots of disk IO error.

[kamanwu]

The disk is a Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB.


When I installed version 9.1, I encountered numerous disk I/O errors (please see the attached image).


I have used smartctl to perform both short and long self-tests, and the SSD did not report any errors.


However, when I installed Proxmox 8.4, there were no issues at all.

 

[microcontroller_enjoyer]

I have just run into the exact same issue. Proxmox 9.1 appears to fail at various spots (mostly in the spot you found, but sometimes when building initramfs). Proxmox 8.4 seems to install fine.

My specs are:

• Samsung 870 EVO 500 GB (brand new)
• MSI Z97 PC MATE motherboard
• i7 4790K not overclocked
• 16GB GSkill Trident 2133 MHz DDR3

I have swapped SATA cables, reseated RAM, tried different install media, with no luck.

 

[fabian]

could you try with the 6.14 kernel as well, and then open a bugzilla entry with the results (working/broken kernel version and full "journalctl -b" for both would be great!)

 

[kamanwu]

I have just run into the exact same issue. Proxmox 9.1 appears to fail at various spots (mostly in the spot you found, but sometimes when building initramfs). Proxmox 8.4 seems to install fine.

My specs are:

• Samsung 870 EVO 500 GB (brand new)
• MSI Z97 PC MATE motherboard
• i7 4790K not overclocked
• 16GB GSkill Trident 2133 MHz DDR3

I have swapped SATA cables, reseated RAM, tried different install media, with no luck.

Thanks for letting me know. Based on the information you provided, I think it might be related to the Samsung SSD. For now, I have restored my server to version 8.4. When I have time this holiday season, I plan to install version 9.1 on a laptop that is not in use to see whether I encounter the same issue.