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

Paul Mc Auley paul at peema.org
Tue Oct 19 14:02:52 IST 2004


On Tue, Oct 19, 2004 at 01:52:53PM +0100, Brian Brazil wrote:
| On Tue, Oct 19, 2004 at 01:43:21PM +0100, Ciaran Mulloy wrote:

| > /dev/hdc on /media/dvdrecorder type subfs 
| > (ro,nosuid,nodev,fs=cdfss,procuid,iocharset=utf8)

| > It can't have developed a fault already?

| If its a dvd/cd drive its probably just a damaged CD/DVD. If you get it
| on a known good CD then you have a problem.

I'm guessing it's more probable that some app is polling the DVD drive and
there is (are) no media there. Hence "not ready".

If so, it's harmless but annoying.
	Paul



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