Install troubleshooting

Some have reported an error similar to the following while attempting to install Fedora on a machine that was previously used for Windows 10:

[ OK ]Started Show Plymouth Boot Screen.
[ OK ]Reached target path.
[ OK ]Reached target Basic System.
[23.073611] blk_update_request: I/O error. dev sr0, sector 850520
[23.240764] blk_update_request: I/O error. dev sr0, sector 850520
[23.270797] Buffer I/O error on dev sr0, logical block 106315, async page read
[ OK ]Started Show Plymouth Boot Screen.
[ OK ]Reached target path.
[ OK ]Reached target Basic System.
     Starting Dracut Emergency Shell...
Warning: /dev/root does not exist

Generating "/run/inittramfs/rdsosreport.txt"

This appears to be related to UEFI firmware associated with the hardware. Refer to More on booting: a practical Fedora UEFI guide, and don’t use “universal” USB stick writers for the solution.