On Sunday 03 September 2006 15:47, Tom Allison wrote: > I'm filling up my hard drive with this record... > So if I read this right, my CDROM drive is hyperactive. > There's nothing in it. > > Before I start bellyaching about some bug can someone shed any light as to > how/why or what can be done about this? > > Linux isengard 2.6.16-2-k7 #1 Sat Jul 15 23:05:41 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux > > > > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: 3 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: 4 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: 2 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: 3 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: 2 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: 3 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: 2 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: 3 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: 3 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: 2 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: 1 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: 3 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: 2 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: 3 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: 1 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: 2 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: 1 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: 2 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: 1 > Sep 3 08:45:01 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 > Sep 3 08:45:02 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: 1 > Sep 3 08:45:02 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: 1 > Sep 3 08:45:02 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 > Sep 3 08:45:02 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: 1 > Sep 3 08:45:02 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 > Sep 3 08:45:02 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: > isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: 1
I get this often enough (not through evbug which I believe I have blacklisted). Something periodically (or aperiodically) is polling the CD-drives and naturally returning an error. It sometimes hits the floppy drive as well. Here is an example: Sep 1 11:06:33 d_baron kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdd, logical block 2 Sep 1 11:06:33 d_baron kernel: hdd: tray open Sep 1 11:06:33 d_baron kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 12 Sep 1 11:06:33 d_baron kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdd, logical block 3 Sep 1 11:06:33 d_baron kernel: hdd: tray open Sep 1 11:06:33 d_baron kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 16 Sep 1 11:06:33 d_baron kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdd, logical block 4 Sep 1 11:06:33 d_baron kernel: hdd: tray open No disk in the drive. Tray is NOT open. Seems harmless enough, but ...

