RE: strange message in /var/log/messages

["Burke, Thomas G." <thomas_g_burke md northgrum com>]

Looks to me like some process is trying to access the drive...  I think you
need to track down what this process is, & that may be the answer to your
problems.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Allen Wayne Best [SMTP:linux atoka-software com]
> Sent:	Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:54 AM
> To:	Red Hat Mailing List
> Subject:	strange message in /var/log/messages
> 
> hello:
> 
> i just rebooted my server (rh 7.0) and started getting some most cryptic 
> messages:
> 
> Oct 24 22:37:57 mesozoic kernel: Device not ready.  Make sure there is a
> disc 
> in the drive.
> Oct 24 22:40:20 mesozoic last message repeated 116 times
> Oct 24 22:40:32 mesozoic last message repeated 58 times
> Oct 24 22:41:21 mesozoic last message repeated 112 times
> Oct 24 22:41:33 mesozoic last message repeated 112 times
> 
> i finally traced it to the cd-rw (yamaha 4416) that has been on the system
> 
> for months. this is the first time this has happened. when i put a disk in
> 
> the cd-rw (any disk), these messages cease. the moment i push the eject 
> button, it starts putting the messages into the message log.
> 
> if i put a cd (any cd in the drive), and mount it as root, then attempt to
> 
> unmount it, i get this message:umount: 
> 
> [root mesozoic /root]# umount /mnt/cdrom1
> /mnt/cdrom1: device is busy
> 
> (by the way, /mnt/cdrom (/dev/cdrom -> /dev/scd0) is a cd-rom
> and /dev/cdrom1 -> /dev/scd1. the relevant lines in /etc/fstab:
> 
> /dev/cdrom              /mnt/cdrom              iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0
> 0
> /dev/cdrom1             /mnt/cdrom1             iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0
> 0
> 
> /mnt/cdrom seems to be just fine.
> 
> any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> -- 
> regards,
> allen wayne best, esq
> "your friendly neighborhood rambler owner"
> "my rambler will go from 0 to 105"
> Current date: 46:38:22::296:2001
> 
> Power corrupts.  And atomic power corrupts atomically.
> 
> 
> 
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