[ILUG] Newbie seeks help interpreting /var/log messages

[Dave O Connor]

Ciaran Mulloy said on Tue, Oct 19, 2004 at 01:29:03PM +0100:
> Hi,
> I am running Suse 9.1 professional at home.
> I was surprised when I checked out some of my log files (in part prompted by 
> other posts on this formum) to find large compressed files (13MB 
> uncompressed) with the following lines:
> 
> Oct 12 04:22:50 dhcppc1 kernel: hdc: packet command error: error=0x54
> Oct 12 04:22:51 dhcppc1 kernel: hdc: packet command error: status=0x51 
> { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> Oct 12 04:22:51 dhcppc1 kernel: hdc: packet command error: error=0x54
> Oct 12 04:22:52 dhcppc1 kernel: hdc: packet command error: status=0x51 
> { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> Oct 12 04:22:52 dhcppc1 kernel: hdc: packet command error: error=0x54
> Oct 12 04:22:53 dhcppc1 kernel: hdc: packet command error: status=0x51 
> { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> Oct 12 04:22:53 dhcppc1 kernel: hdc: packet command error: error=0x54
> 
> My question: has this to do with some form of kernel panic? Or is it something 
> to do with some of the things Suse 9.1 loads up which slows down the system 
> eg suseplugger
> 
Nope, it means you should replace hdc, because some day, hdc won't be around
any more. And that someday is soon.

    - DoC