Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I believe I am seeing the same bug, with a different drive though. The bug description in my case is quite simple: my dmesg shows an endless list of
[19145.388805] hda: drive not ready for command [19145.388837] hda: status error: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } [19145.388842] hda: status error: error=0x40 { LastFailedSense=0x04 } [19145.388845] ide: failed opcode was: unknown The list usually starts after a message pops up on my screen saying a new medium was detected (though I was not using the DVD drive in any manner). This seems completely unpredictable. hdparm -w successfully stops the error message list. Unmounting the ghost medium does nothing. The system is still normally responsive when the bug occurs. I'm using Kubuntu gutsy x86_64. uname -r 2.6.22-14-generic Relevant output of smartctl -a /dev/hda Device Model: MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-850S Serial Number: HA32 037777 Firmware Version: 1.05 Device is: Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall] ATA Version is: 6 ATA Standard is: Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated SMART support is: Unavailable - Packet Interface Devices [this device: CD/DVD] don't support ATA SMART I'll be glad to provide any requested information. -- Feisty freeze, kernel (?) tries to access DVD drive https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/75295 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs