On 03.01.2010 02:16, Jonathan Steel wrote: > Package: hal > Version: 0.5.14-1 > Severity: normal > > > DVDs and CDs seem to take a long time to spin up. In dmesg the following > errors/messages are reported. I assume this is related to HAL as stopping the > HAL service gets rid of these errors. > > I've tried various CDs and DVDs, a new DVD-RW drive and two laptops (both > Acer TravelMate 290) and these errors always show. The discs usually work > fine once GNOME has mounted them, but sometimes it doesn't respond properly > and I have to eject and try again. >
That's most likely a hardware issue (the travelmate 290 is afaik older hardware). Do you also get those error messages in the syslog if you run sudo /lib/udev/cdrom_id /dev/hdc and sudo blkid -o udev -p /dev/hdc Cheers, Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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