Kernel error on CD-RW/DVD ROM

[Andrew Reid]

As you note, the drive is not in use and I'm guessing that it does not 
have a CD in it. Some "mystery" process on your computer is trying to 
access the drive, fails, and the message gets generated.

If it were me, I would put a valid CD in the drive, which means the 
mystery process will not error-out and maybe (hopefully ?) continue 
further leaving its footprints in the logs.

Good luck, these can be frustrating.


Patti wrote:
> I have a 2950 running RHEL4.7 that has been getting the following errors 
> in its logs.  They had been rather infrequent - every 3-6 months, but 
> have been occuring more often lately and are now daily.  /dev/hda is my 
> CD-RW/DVD ROM drive and is not in use when these messages are generated.
> 
> Apr  9 10:18:18 servera kernel: hda: status error: status=0x50 { 
> DriveReady SeekComplete }
> Apr  9 10:18:18 servera kernel: hda: status error: error=0x00
> Apr 10 23:31:02 servera kernel: hda: status error: status=0x50 { 
> DriveReady SeekComplete }
> Apr 10 23:31:02 servera kernel: hda: status error: error=0x00
> 
> I've searched the net several times, but have not found anything similar 
> enough to give me an idea as to how to address this issue or what level 
> of concern to give it.  We don't use OMSA and generally don't upgrade 
> firmware unless necessary.  The server also has a Perc 5/i controller 
> for the internal SAS drives, RAID 5 configuration.  It is a busy 
> production server.  I'm looking for any idea that will help me 
> trouble-shoot this.
> 
> TIA,
> */Patti Clark - RHCT, GSEC/*
> /Sr. Linux/UNIX System Administrator/
> /Office of Scientific and Technical Information/
> 
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