Hi, I followed the official document [Install and boot a Linux distribution on Armv-A Base AEM FVP Platforms](https://gitlab.arm.com/arm-reference-solutions/arm-reference-solutions-docs/-/blob/master/docs/aemfvp-a/distro-boot.rst) to install a Debian distribution on AEM FVP.
However, the booting procedure failed at "Detecting hardware to find CD-ROM drivers" -> "No common CD-ROM drive was detected".
I'd like to ask what is the problem?
The following is my FVP command:
```
Executing Model Command: ./Base_RevC_AEMvA_pkg/models/Linux64_GCC-9.3/FVP_Base_RevC-2xAEMvA -C pctl.startup=0.0.0.0 -C bp.secure_memory=0 -C cluster0.NUM_CORES=4 -C cluster1.NUM_CORES=4 -C cache_state_modelled=0 -C bp.pl011_uart0.untimed_fifos=1 -C bp.pl011_uart0.unbuffered_output=1 -C bp.pl011_uart0.out_file=aemfvp-a/uart0-1666771315864906873.log -C bp.pl011_uart1.out_file=aemfvp-a/uart1-1666771315864906873.log -C bp.secureflashloader.fname=output/aemfvp-a/aemfvp-a/tf-bl1.bin -C bp.flashloader0.fname=output/aemfvp-a/aemfvp-a/fip-uefi.bin -C bp.ve_sysregs.mmbSiteDefault=0 -C bp.ve_sysregs.exit_on_shutdown=1 -C bp.virtioblockdevice.image_path=/home/chuqi/Projects/test-proj/third-parties/debian-10.12.0-arm64-netinst.iso -C bp.hostbridge.interfaceName=tap0 -C bp.smsc_91c111.enabled=true -C bp.smsc_91c111.mac_address=00:02:F7:EB:88:9E -C pci.ahci_pci.ahci.image_path=/home/chuqi/Projects/test-proj/third-parties/aemfvp-a_workspace/satadisk/1283.satadisk terminal_0: Listening for serial connection on port 5000 terminal_1: Listening for serial connection on port 5001 terminal_2: Listening for serial connection on port 5002 terminal_3: Listening for serial connection on port 5003 Info: FVP_Base_RevC_2xAEMvA: FVP_Base_RevC_2xAEMvA.bp.flashloader0: FlashLoader: Loaded 2681 kB from file 'output/aemfvp-a/aemfvp-a/fip-uefi.bin' Info: FVP_Base_RevC_2xAEMvA: FVP_Base_RevC_2xAEMvA.bp.secureflashloader: FlashLoader: Loaded 36 kB from file 'output/aemfvp-a/aemfvp-a/tf-bl1.bin' Warning: FVP_Base_RevC_2xAEMvA: ErrorBlock: Simulator only error message was sent by 0:0.0 but not acknowledged by Root Complex In file: (unknown):0 In process: FVP_Base_RevC_2xAEMvA.thread_p_15 @ 50521100040 ns Warning: FVP_Base_RevC_2xAEMvA: Virtio device failed to read memory at 0x00000008f6305002 In file: (unknown):0 In process: FVP_Base_RevC_2xAEMvA.thread_p_15 @ 50521100040 ns ...
Hi Dan,
Can you please check a couple of things below?
1. Do you use the release tag AEMFVP-A-2021.09.20 not the master?
2. In which step of the flow, are you attempting to specify a PCI virtio block device image?
3.Or, which distro are you attempting to install?
4. If it's Debian, do you follow the "Debian Distribution installation" in the link below like Artem suggested?
gitlab.arm.com/.../distro-boot.rst
I haven't tried to install Debian before but I have successfully installed Ubuntu 20.04 to FVP_Base_RevC-2xAEMvA v11.15.18 before.
The ISO media I used was this one.
old-releases.ubuntu.com/.../ubuntu-20.04-live-server-arm64.iso
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Toshi