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List:       smartmontools-support
Subject:    Re: [smartmontools-support] Why is smartctl showing old CD burner
From:       Phillip Pi <ant () zimage ! com>
Date:       2009-03-11 20:31:37
Message-ID: 20090311203137.GH25833 () alpha ! zimage ! com
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So no one knows why this is happening? :(


On Thu, Mar 05, 2009 at 06:03:54PM -0800, Phillip Pi wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> Ever since I swapped hardwares (never had a CD burner drive in Debian) 
> for my old Debian OS (always updated daily with apt-get commands) in the 
> end of 2008. I noticed this in my boot up and dmesg:
> 
> ...
> [    4.030265] usbhid: v2.6:USB HID core driver
> [    4.702426] hdd: PLEXTOR CD-R PX-W1210A, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
> [    4.758393] hdc: host max PIO5 wanted PIO255(auto-tune) selected PIO4
> [    4.758681] hdc: UDMA/33 mode selected
> [    4.759258] hdd: host max PIO5 wanted PIO255(auto-tune) selected PIO4
> [    4.759348] hdd: MWDMA2 mode selected
> [    4.759523] ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
> [    4.759523] ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
> ...
> [   38.742513] lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
> [   49.571146] hdd: task_in_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> [   49.571334] hdd: task_in_intr: error=0x04 { AbortedCommand }
> [   49.571472] ide: failed opcode was: 0xec
> [   51.131667] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
> ...
> 
> # /sbin/hdparm /dev/hdc
> 
> /dev/hdc:
>  IO_support    =  1 (32-bit)
>  unmaskirq     =  1 (on)
>  using_dma     =  1 (on)
>  keepsettings  =  0 (off)
>  readonly      =  0 (off)
>  readahead     = 256 (on)
>  HDIO_GETGEO failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> 
> # /sbin/hdparm /dev/hdd
> 
> /dev/hdd:
>  IO_support    =  1 (32-bit)
>  unmaskirq     =  1 (on)
>  using_dma     =  1 (on)
>  keepsettings  =  0 (off)
>  readonly      =  0 (off)
>  readahead     = 256 (on)
>  HDIO_GETGEO failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> 
> I use Debian. 
> $ uname -a
> Linux FooBar 2.6.26-1-686 #1 SMP Sat Jan 10 18:29:31 UTC 2009 i686 
> GNU/Linux
> 
> I narrowed down what was making the errors: smartctl. I ran dmesg first 
> and didn't see the errors at the end of it. Then I ran:
> 
> # smartctl /dev/hdd
> 
> And checked my dmesg's ending and found:
> [3316203.992053] hdd: task_in_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> [3316203.992060] hdd: task_in_intr: error=0x04 { AbortedCommand }
> [3316203.992064] ide: failed opcode was: 0xec
> 
> Isn't strange for CD drives to be read for SMART? :/ Is hdd/CD burner 
> something to worry about? I was able to do quick reads and burns an old 
> CD-RW in k3b as tests.
> 
> Here are my detailed computer specifications: AMD Athlon 64 X2 (dual
> core) 939 4600+ CPU (using a Thermaltake Silent Boost K8 A1838 model),
> MSI K8N NEO4-F (MS-7125; PCB v3.0) motherboard (NVIDIA nForce4), EVGA
> GeForce 8800 GT (512 MB; PCIe; NVIDIA), Enlight 7237-ATX mid-tower case;
> Fortron FSP650-80GLC PSU (650 watts), two case 80mm case fans, Seagate
> Barracuda 7200.7 (ST380011A; 7200 RPM; 80 GB) HDD, an IDE Quantum
> Fireball Plus LM 15 GB, Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-M1612 Rev. B 16X/48X
> ATAPI/IDE drive, Plextor PX-W1210 PlexWriter (12/10/32A; IDE), 3.5"
> floppy disk drive, and an Intel InBusiness 10/100 (82559) NIC. Running
> Debian (Linux) OS (Kernel v2.6.26-...-686). 
> 
> This desktop machine is connected to a Belkin Omni Cube (4-port; PS/2
> and VGA) to share a 19" Samsung SyncMaster 931BF LCD TFT monitor (4:3
> aspect ratio and 1280x1024 native screen resolution), a Dell 104-key
> PS/2 SK-8110 keyboard, and a three-buttons (middle is a wheel) PS/2
> eMachines mouse. Both PCs and monitor are connected to APC Back-UPS XS
> BX1500's battery outlets. 
> 
> Thank you in advance. :)
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