On Wednesday 17 February 2010 00:36:42 Harry Putnam wrote:
> Hundreds, maybe thousands of lines like this (wrapped for mail):
>
> Feb 16 09:38:47 reader kernel: [162289.090685] usb 4-2.1:1.1: uevent
>
> Feb 16 09:38:48 reader kernel: [162289.467065] hdc: status error:
> status=0x00 { }
>
> Feb 16 09:38:48 reader kernel: [162289.467071] hdc: possibly failed
> opcode: 0xa0
>
> Feb 16 09:38:48 reader kernel: [162289.467079] ide-atapi: hdc:
> Strange, packet command initiated yet DRQ isn't asserted
>
> When I noticed this output involving the cdrom I wondered if I might
> have left something in it but that was not the case.
Do you have hal configured to poll your cdrom drive every two seconds, to see
if a disk is inserted? And if so, is the verbosity logging cranked up way
higher than it should be?
I haven't personally had to fix this myself (so can't give pointers on where
to fix it), but it seems to be a common occurrence judging from posts I see
here and at other forums.
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
