CD drive problem (Was: Trying to write iso images to CD)

[Colin Paul Adams]

Looks like my drive has developed a fault. I can't mount existing CDs
either.

Looking at syslog, I see:

Jun 14 09:34:53 colina kernel:   Tracking servo failure -- (asc=0x09, ascq=0x01)
Jun 14 09:34:53 colina kernel:   The failed "Read Cd/Dvd Capacity" packet command was: 
Jun 14 09:34:53 colina kernel:   "25 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 "
Jun 14 09:34:53 colina kernel: hdc: packet command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Jun 14 09:34:53 colina kernel: hdc: packet command error: error=0x44 { AbortedCommand LastFailedSense=0x04 }
Jun 14 09:34:53 colina kernel: ide: failed opcode was: unknown
Jun 14 09:34:53 colina kernel: ATAPI device hdc:
Jun 14 09:34:53 colina kernel:   Error: Hardware error -- (Sense key=0x04)
Jun 14 09:34:53 colina kernel:   Tracking servo failure -- (asc=0x09, ascq=0x01)
Jun 14 09:34:53 colina kernel:   The failed "Read Cd/Dvd Capacity" packet command was: 
Jun 14 09:34:53 colina kernel:   "25 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 "
Jun 14 09:49:09 colina kernel: hdc: packet command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Jun 14 09:49:09 colina kernel: hdc: packet command error: error=0x44 { AbortedCommand LastFailedSense=0x04 }
Jun 14 09:49:09 colina kernel: ide: failed opcode was: unknown
Jun 14 09:49:09 colina kernel: ATAPI device hdc:
Jun 14 09:49:09 colina kernel:   Error: Hardware error -- (Sense key=0x04)
Jun 14 09:49:09 colina kernel:   Tracking servo failure -- (asc=0x09, ascq=0x01)
Jun 14 09:49:09 colina kernel:   The failed "Read Cd/Dvd Capacity" packet command was: 
Jun 14 09:49:09 colina kernel:   "25 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 "
Jun 14 09:49:09 colina kernel: hdc: packet command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Jun 14 09:49:09 colina kernel: hdc: packet command error: error=0x44 { AbortedCommand LastFailedSense=0x04 }
Jun 14 09:49:09 colina kernel: ide: failed opcode was: unknown
Jun 14 09:49:09 colina kernel: ATAPI device hdc:
Jun 14 09:49:09 colina kernel:   Error: Hardware error -- (Sense key=0x04)
Jun 14 09:49:09 colina kernel:   Tracking servo failure -- (asc=0x09, ascq=0x01)
Jun 14 09:49:09 colina kernel:   The failed "Read Cd/Dvd Capacity" packet command was: 
Jun 14 09:49:09 colina kernel:   "25 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 "
Jun 14 10:01:01 colina crond(pam_unix)[1613]: session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Jun 14 10:01:03 colina crond(pam_unix)[1613]: session closed for user root
Jun 14 10:49:25 colina kernel: cdrom: open failed.

Is there anything I might be able to do about this?
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Colin Adams
Preston Lancashire