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From: Jeff <jmg_071769@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Unusual DVD-RW behavior?
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 07:04:54
Message-Id: 43F8176B.6060101@comcast.net
1 Hey all.
2
3 I'm curious as to why a handful of /dev/ entries seem to be pointing to
4 the same device - notably, to hdc, which is my DVD burner. See here:
5
6 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Feb 18 05:29 cdrom -> hdc
7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Feb 18 05:29 cdrw -> hdc
8 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Feb 18 05:29 dvd -> hdc
9 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Feb 18 05:29 dvdrw -> hdc
10 brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 22, 0 Feb 15 12:55 hdc
11
12 And here is the dmesg spam:
13
14 hdc: tray open
15 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 0
16 hdc: tray open
17 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 4
18 hdc: tray open
19 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 0
20 hdc: tray open
21 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 4
22 hdc: tray open
23 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 8
24 hdc: tray open
25 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 12
26 hdc: tray open
27 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 16
28 hdc: tray open
29 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 20
30 hdc: tray open
31 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 24
32 hdc: tray open
33 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 28
34 hdc: tray open
35 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 32
36 hdc: tray open
37 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 36
38 hdc: tray open
39 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 40
40 hdc: tray open
41 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 44
42 hdc: tray open
43 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 48
44 hdc: tray open
45 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 52
46 hdc: tray open
47 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 56
48 hdc: tray open
49 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 60
50 hdc: tray open
51 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 0
52 hdc: tray open
53 end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 4
54 cdrom: open failed.
55
56 Is there some sort of conflict over devices here? I've never seen this
57 type of idle activity before. How can I get the /dev/ directory and/or
58 my system to only recognize one /dev/ entry as my DVD-RW, ala hdc?
59
60 Thanks!
61
62 --
63 Han Solo:
64 Oh! I thought they smelled bad on the *outside*!
65 --
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Re: [gentoo-user] Unusual DVD-RW behavior? Rohit Sharma <bhavhit@××××××××××.uk>