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adax

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Registered: 2006-10-28

Posts: 31

[SOLVED] dvd drive not working, log file filled with error.

hi,
i dont know if this is something to do with the latest kernel update or something else that may have occured.
but my dvd writer has stopped working. no light on the front, pressing the button does not open the tray.
it wtill works fine when i boot into windows (dual boot with XP) so it's not a hardware issue.

also my everything.log file is filling up with the following every two seconds!

Mar  1 19:27:56 adax hda: status error: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
Mar  1 19:27:56 adax hda: status error: error=0x00 { }
Mar  1 19:27:56 adax ide: failed opcode was: unknown
Mar  1 19:27:56 adax hda: drive not ready for command
Mar  1 19:27:56 adax hda: status error: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
Mar  1 19:27:56 adax hda: status error: error=0x00 { }
Mar  1 19:27:56 adax ide: failed opcode was: unknown
Mar  1 19:27:56 adax hda: drive not ready for command
Mar  1 19:27:56 adax hda: status error: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
Mar  1 19:27:56 adax hda: status error: error=0x00 { }
Mar  1 19:27:56 adax ide: failed opcode was: unknown
Mar  1 19:27:56 adax hda: drive not ready for command
Mar  1 19:27:56 adax hda: status error: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
Mar  1 19:27:56 adax hda: status error: error=0x00 { }
Mar  1 19:27:56 adax ide: failed opcode was: unknown
Mar  1 19:27:56 adax hda: drive not ready for command

can someone please help me before i run out of disk space for my logs!

thanks,
ad.

Last edited by adax (2008-03-01 23:25:37)

lilsirecho

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Registered: 2003-10-24

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Re: [SOLVED] dvd drive not working, log file filled with error.

Check dmesg....

Perhaps use fallback...

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colnago

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From: Victoria, BC

Registered: 2004-03-25

Posts: 438

Re: [SOLVED] dvd drive not working, log file filled with error.

Hello,

I strongly suspect that you need to change 'ide' to 'pata' in your /etc/mkinitcpio.conf

#HOOKS="base udev autodetect ide scsi sata usb keymap filesystems"
HOOKS="base udev autodetect pata scsi sata usb keymap filesystems"

Then recreate with: 

mkinitcpio -g /boot/kernel26.img

Last edited by colnago (2008-03-01 21:21:37)

adax

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Registered: 2006-10-28

Posts: 31

Re: [SOLVED] dvd drive not working, log file filled with error.

colnago you genius!
thank you so much for your help, it worked a treat.
once again the arch forums come to the rescue.

ad

colnago

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From: Victoria, BC

Registered: 2004-03-25

Posts: 438

Re: [SOLVED] dvd drive not working, log file filled with error.

Vogets solved this same issue for me here:  http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=43644

adax

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Registered: 2006-10-28

Posts: 31

Re: [SOLVED] dvd drive not working, log file filled with error.

hmm.
i did try to find an answer before posting, think i need to update my forum searching skills.