Re: what does this 'cdrom: open failed' message mean

[Peter Boy <pboy barkhof uni-bremen de>]

Am Mo, den 10.05.2004 schrieb Alexander Volovics um 13:03:
> System Log/Kernel Startup Log contain the message:
> 
> May 10 12:05:15 if kernel: device-mapper: 4.1.0-ioctl (2003-12-10) initialised: dm uk sistina com
> May 10 12:05:15 if kernel: hdb: packet command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> May 10 12:05:15 if kernel: hdb: packet command error: error=0x51
> May 10 12:05:15 if kernel: cdrom: open failed.

Your drive seems to be just empty.

> However the device seems to be working OK.
> What triggers this message and can I just ignore it.

The message should disappear with CD inserted. In this case you can
savely ignore it - otherwise there is a problem.



Peter