On Thursday 06 April 2006 11:59, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > Matt Domsch writes: > > On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 08:11:11PM -0400, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > >> I have a machine with an LS120 drive. Something keeps whining in > >> syslog, because I don't actually have a floppy inserted: > >> > >> Apr 5 20:06:58 lazarus kernel: Device not ready. Make sure there is a > >> disc in the drive. > >> Apr 5 20:07:29 lazarus last message repeated 15 times > >> Apr 5 20:07:55 lazarus last message repeated 13 times > >> > >> This gets old rather quickly. How do I shut this bloody thing up? > > > > What kernel? 2.6.17-git-snapshot has: > > FC 4, the last 2.6.15 errata kernel. > > > scsi/cpqfcTSinit.c: printk(KERN_INFO "Device not ready. > > Make sure there is a disc in the drive.\n"); > > > > That's a fibre channel driver, not an LS120 driver. But there doesn't > > seem to be a way to make this driver anymore (no Makefile references)... > > It ain't that, that's for sure. > > Apr 6 04:28:36 lazarus ntpd[2180]: synchronized to 192.168.0.5, stratum 4 > Apr 6 04:28:37 lazarus kernel: Device not ready. Make sure there is a disc > in the drive. Apr 6 04:29:08 lazarus last message repeated 15 times > Apr 6 04:30:09 lazarus last message repeated 30 times > Apr 6 04:31:10 lazarus last message repeated 30 times > … > Apr 6 06:54:53 lazarus last message repeated 30 times > Apr 6 06:55:55 lazarus last message repeated 30 times > Apr 6 06:56:27 lazarus last message repeated 16 times > > This is NOT funny. I think that one of the problems with internal LS120 drives is that they behave like a FDD but are installed like a HDD. It may not be relevant, but it might spark some idea in someone. Meanwhile, until you find some clues, do yourself a favour and stick an empty floppy in there ;-) Anne
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