Re: Strange behavior - cannot burn cd's and no sound

[max <maximilianbianco@xxxxxxxxx>]

max wrote:
> Alan wrote:
> > > Has anyone noticed an inability to burn cd's when running F8? I recently
> > > noticed this on my home machine and thought it was hardware related 
> > > until
> > > i
> > > tried another cd burner and got the same result. The error stating that
> > > there was an error while recording. However the home machine still reads
> > > the
> > > cd's but just will not complete the burn process without throwing an
> > > error.
> > > It isn't much to go on and i thought it rather minor until I rolled into
> > > work and found my f8 station not even giving me an error but not
> > > recognizing
> > > the blank cd in the drive ( i tried several blanks). It worked yesterday
> > > when i burned an F9 Alpha which subsequently spun right up and installed
> > > on
> > > an old dell. Today after the most recent update it fails to recognize 
> > > any
> > > cd's blank or not. Is this some general issue felt all around or did
> > > somebody give me the evil eye?
> >
> > I have been using F8 for a while and have no problems burning DVDs, CDs,
> > or with sound.
> >
> > Could you post a copy of /sbin/lspci and give us a better idea of what 
> > you
> > have for a chipset?
> My F8 box at work is now functioning again. Something had stopped hal 
> daemon, presumably the update but i can't be sure. My box at home 
> however is suffering from something else. The sound first failed  about 
> ten days ago but I have not had a lot of time to feel the lack or do 
> anything about it.
> As a result I am just now trying to get to the bottom of it. I am not 
> sure if my two problems are related because I can't exactly remember the 
> last time I burned a disc at home. I just know when i tried a couple of 
> days ago it failed with the following error :
>
>  Error writing to disc
> There was an error writing to the disc.
> The recorder could not be accessed
>
>  I right clicked selected  Write to Disc , selected either writable 
> drive and click on write and <insert error here>
> I use Gnome Desktop , in case we're not taking that for granted.
>
> The rest of this email is devoted to the requests for lspci and dmesg. I 
> threw lsmod in to just cause. There is alot of output below so keep on 
> scrolling.
>
>  The output of lspci and lsmod ( in that order):
>
> > 00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
> > 00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
> > 00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SMBus (rev a2)
> > 00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a1)
> > 00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a2)
> > 00:04.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 IDE (rev a1)
> > 00:05.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
> > 00:05.1 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
> > 00:06.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI bridge (rev a2)
> > 00:06.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP55 High Definition Audio 
> > (rev a2)
> > 00:08.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet (rev a2)
> > 00:09.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet (rev a2)
> > 00:0a.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
> > 00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
> > 00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
> > 00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
> > 00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
> > 00:0f.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
> > 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 
> > [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
> > 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 
> > [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
> > 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 
> > [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
> > 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 
> > [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
> > 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. 
> > AR5212/AR5213 Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor (rev 01)
> > 01:04.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host 
> > Controller (rev 80)
> > 07:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc R520 [Radeon 
> > X1800]
> > 07:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc R520 [Radeon X1800] 
> > (Secondary)
>
> > Module                  Size  Used by
> > ipt_MASQUERADE         11457  1 iptable_nat            14789  1 
> > nf_nat                 25837  2 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat
> > xt_tcpudp              11713  4 bridge                 59753  0 
> > w83627ehf              30281  0 hwmon_vid              10945  1 w83627ehf
> > nf_conntrack_ipv4      17353  4 iptable_nat
> > ipt_REJECT             12353  4 iptable_filter         11073  1 
> > ip_tables              26281  2 iptable_nat,iptable_filter
> > nf_conntrack_ipv6      25713  1 xt_state               10689  3 
> > nf_conntrack           65345  6 
> > ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6,xt_state 
> >
> > nfnetlink              13321  4 
> > nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6,nf_conntrack
> > ip6t_ipv6header        10817  2 ip6t_REJECT            12993  2 
> > ip6table_filter        10945  1 ip6_tables             21257  2 
> > ip6t_ipv6header,ip6table_filter
> > x_tables               23113  9 
> > ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat,xt_tcpudp,ipt_REJECT,ip_tables,xt_state,ip6t_ipv6header,ip6t_REJECT,ip6_tables 
> >
> > cpufreq_ondemand       15569  1 loop                   23493  0 
> > dm_multipath           24401  0 ipv6                  307273  26 
> > nf_conntrack_ipv6,ip6t_REJECT
> > kvm_amd                24149  0 kvm                    70041  1 kvm_amd
> > snd_usb_audio          95169  0 snd_usb_lib            24001  1 
> > snd_usb_audio
> > snd_rawmidi            28865  1 snd_usb_lib
> > sr_mod                 23397  0 cdrom                  40553  1 sr_mod
> > arc4                   10433  2 ecb                    11457  2 
> > blkcipher              13893  1 ecb
> > snd_hda_intel         361577  1 snd_seq_dummy          11461  0 
> > snd_seq_oss            37313  0 snd_seq_midi_event     15041  1 
> > snd_seq_oss
> > snd_seq                56673  5 
> > snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
> > snd_seq_device         15061  4 
> > snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
> > snd_pcm_oss            45889  0 snd_mixer_oss          22721  2 
> > snd_pcm_oss
> > pata_amd               20293  0 usb_storage            87681  0 
> > snd_pcm                80201  3 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
> > firewire_ohci          25281  0 ath5k                  99781  0 
> > mac80211              143185  1 ath5k
> > firewire_core          46465  1 firewire_ohci
> > i2c_nforce2            14017  0 i2c_core               28865  1 
> > i2c_nforce2
> > snd_timer              27721  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
> > k8temp                 13377  0 usblp                  20801  0 
> > hwmon                  11081  2 w83627ehf,k8temp
> > cfg80211               27089  1 mac80211
> > snd_page_alloc         16465  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
> > snd_hwdep              16073  2 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_intel
> > crc_itu_t              10433  1 firewire_core
> > forcedeth              53321  0 parport_pc             35177  0 
> > button                 15969  0 snd                    60137  11 
> > snd_usb_audio,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep 
> >
> > parport                42317  1 parport_pc
> > pcspkr                 11329  0 sg                     40297  0 
> > soundcore              15073  2 snd
> > joydev                 18881  0 serio_raw              14277  0 
> > floppy                 65769  0 dm_snapshot            22921  0 
> > dm_zero                10305  0 dm_mirror              27073  0 
> > dm_mod                 57649  9 
> > dm_multipath,dm_snapshot,dm_zero,dm_mirror
> > ata_generic            14405  0 sata_nv                25157  2 
> > libata                114545  3 pata_amd,ata_generic,sata_nv
> > sd_mod                 33345  3 scsi_mod              145913  5 
> > sr_mod,usb_storage,sg,libata,sd_mod
> > ext3                  126929  2 jbd                    64817  1 ext3
> > mbcache                15809  1 ext3
> > uhci_hcd               30561  0 ohci_hcd               27845  0 
> > ehci_hcd               39117  0 
>
>
>
>
>
> Dmesg was also asked for and here goes ( There is one line towards the 
> end that says " cdrom:this disk doesn't have any tracks i recognize!" 
> Also at the very end some I/O errors. The floppy i recognize fd0, sr1 is 
> the dvd burner(i think) maybe it is a hardware problem but i tried 
> another burner and got the same results. It's possible that both burners 
> are cooked i suppose. I was going to pull them and shove them into my f9 
> alpha box but that has its own issues now and i don't think this is the 
> list for it.)
>
> > Linux version 2.6.23.15-137.fc8 (mockbuild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) 
> > (gcc version 4.1.2 20070925 (Red Hat 4.1.2-33)) #1 SMP Sun Feb 10 
> > 17:03:13 EST 2008
> > Command line: ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
> > BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
> >  BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009fc00 (usable)
> >  BIOS-e820: 000000000009fc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
> >  BIOS-e820: 00000000000e0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
> >  BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 00000000bffd0000 (usable)
> >  BIOS-e820: 00000000bffd0000 - 00000000bffde000 (ACPI data)
> >  BIOS-e820: 00000000bffde000 - 00000000c0000000 (ACPI NVS)
> >  BIOS-e820: 00000000d0000000 - 00000000e0000000 (reserved)
> >  BIOS-e820: 00000000fec00000 - 00000000fec01000 (reserved)
> >  BIOS-e820: 00000000fee00000 - 00000000fef00000 (reserved)
> >  BIOS-e820: 00000000ff780000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
> > Entering add_active_range(0, 0, 159) 0 entries of 3200 used
> > Entering add_active_range(0, 256, 786384) 1 entries of 3200 used
> > end_pfn_map = 1048576
> > DMI present.
> > ACPI: RSDP 000F9080, 0014 (r0 ACPIAM)
> > ACPI: RSDT BFFD0000, 003C (r1 A M I  OEMRSDT   3000716 MSFT       97)
> > ACPI: FACP BFFD0200, 0084 (r2 A M I  OEMFACP   3000716 MSFT       97)
> > ACPI: DSDT BFFD0440, 5035 (r1  1ADGH 1ADGH013       13 INTL 20051117)
> > ACPI: FACS BFFDE000, 0040
> > ACPI: APIC BFFD0390, 0070 (r1 A M I  OEMAPIC   3000716 MSFT       97)
> > ACPI: MCFG BFFD0400, 003C (r1 A M I  OEMMCFG   3000716 MSFT       97)
> > ACPI: OEMB BFFDE040, 0061 (r1 A M I  AMI_OEM   3000716 MSFT       97)
> > ACPI: HPET BFFD5480, 0038 (r1 A M I  OEMHPET0  3000716 MSFT       97)
> > ACPI: SSDT BFFD54C0, 0206 (r1 A M I  POWERNOW        1 AMD         1)
> > Scanning NUMA topology in Northbridge 24
> > CPU has 2 num_cores
> > No NUMA configuration found
> > Faking a node at 0000000000000000-00000000bffd0000
> > Entering add_active_range(0, 0, 159) 0 entries of 3200 used
> > Entering add_active_range(0, 256, 786384) 1 entries of 3200 used
> > Bootmem setup node 0 0000000000000000-00000000bffd0000
> > Zone PFN ranges:
> >   DMA             0 ->     4096
> >   DMA32        4096 ->  1048576
> >   Normal    1048576 ->  1048576
> > Movable zone start PFN for each node
> > early_node_map[2] active PFN ranges
> >     0:        0 ->      159
> >     0:      256 ->   786384
> > On node 0 totalpages: 786287
> >   DMA zone: 56 pages used for memmap
> >   DMA zone: 1320 pages reserved
> >   DMA zone: 2623 pages, LIFO batch:0
> >   DMA32 zone: 10695 pages used for memmap
> >   DMA32 zone: 771593 pages, LIFO batch:31
> >   Normal zone: 0 pages used for memmap
> >   Movable zone: 0 pages used for memmap
> > ACPI: PM-Timer IO Port: 0x2008
> > ACPI: Local APIC address 0xfee00000
> > ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x01] lapic_id[0x00] enabled)
> > Processor #0 (Bootup-CPU)
> > ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x02] lapic_id[0x01] enabled)
> > Processor #1
> > ACPI: IOAPIC (id[0x02] address[0xfec00000] gsi_base[0])
> > IOAPIC[0]: apic_id 2, address 0xfec00000, GSI 0-23
> > ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 0 global_irq 2 dfl dfl)
> > ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 9 global_irq 9 high level)
> > ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 14 global_irq 14 high edge)
> > ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 15 global_irq 15 high edge)
> > ACPI: IRQ0 used by override.
> > ACPI: IRQ2 used by override.
> > ACPI: IRQ9 used by override.
> > ACPI: IRQ14 used by override.
> > ACPI: IRQ15 used by override.
> > Setting APIC routing to flat
> > ACPI: HPET id: 0x10de8201 base: 0xfed00000
> > Using ACPI (MADT) for SMP configuration information
> > swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 000000000009f000 - 
> > 00000000000a0000
> > swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 00000000000a0000 - 
> > 00000000000e0000
> > swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 00000000000e0000 - 
> > 0000000000100000
> > Allocating PCI resources starting at e2000000 (gap: e0000000:1ec00000)
> > SMP: Allowing 2 CPUs, 0 hotplug CPUs
> > PERCPU: Allocating 41688 bytes of per cpu data
> > Built 1 zonelists in Node order.  Total pages: 774216
> > Policy zone: DMA32
> > Kernel command line: ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
> > Initializing CPU#0
> > PID hash table entries: 4096 (order: 12, 32768 bytes)
> > hpet clockevent registered
> > TSC calibrated against HPET
> > Marking TSC unstable due to TSCs unsynchronized
> > time.c: Detected 2199.999 MHz processor.
> > Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
> > console [tty0] enabled
> > Checking aperture...
> > CPU 0: aperture @ 4680000000 size 32 MB
> > Aperture too small (32 MB)
> > No AGP bridge found
> > Memory: 3092652k/3145536k available (2445k kernel code, 52496k 
> > reserved, 1382k data, 324k init)
> > SLUB: Genslabs=23, HWalign=64, Order=0-1, MinObjects=4, CPUs=2, Nodes=1
> > Calibrating delay using timer specific routine.. 4402.57 BogoMIPS 
> > (lpj=2201287)
> > Security Framework v1.0.0 initialized
> > SELinux:  Initializing.
> > SELinux:  Starting in permissive mode
> > selinux_register_security:  Registering secondary module capability
> > Capability LSM initialized as secondary
> > Dentry cache hash table entries: 524288 (order: 10, 4194304 bytes)
> > Inode-cache hash table entries: 262144 (order: 9, 2097152 bytes)
> > Mount-cache hash table entries: 256
> > CPU: L1 I Cache: 64K (64 bytes/line), D cache 64K (64 bytes/line)
> > CPU: L2 Cache: 512K (64 bytes/line)
> > CPU 0/0 -> Node 0
> > CPU: Physical Processor ID: 0
> > CPU: Processor Core ID: 0
> > SMP alternatives: switching to UP code
> > ACPI: Core revision 20070126
> > Using local APIC timer interrupts.
> > APIC timer calibration result 12499995
> > Detected 12.499 MHz APIC timer.
> > SMP alternatives: switching to SMP code
> > Booting processor 1/2 APIC 0x1
> > Initializing CPU#1
> > Calibrating delay using timer specific routine.. 4399.71 BogoMIPS 
> > (lpj=2199857)
> > CPU: L1 I Cache: 64K (64 bytes/line), D cache 64K (64 bytes/line)
> > CPU: L2 Cache: 512K (64 bytes/line)
> > CPU 1/1 -> Node 0
> > CPU: Physical Processor ID: 0
> > CPU: Processor Core ID: 1
> > AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ stepping 02
> > Brought up 2 CPUs
> > sizeof(vma)=176 bytes
> > sizeof(page)=56 bytes
> > sizeof(inode)=560 bytes
> > sizeof(dentry)=208 bytes
> > sizeof(ext3inode)=760 bytes
> > sizeof(buffer_head)=104 bytes
> > sizeof(skbuff)=232 bytes
> > sizeof(task_struct)=2080 bytes
> > Time: 22:46:22  Date: 02/19/08
> > NET: Registered protocol family 16
> > No dock devices found.
> > ACPI: bus type pci registered
> > PCI: Using configuration type 1
> > ACPI: EC: Look up EC in DSDT
> > ACPI: Interpreter enabled
> > ACPI: (supports S0 S1 S3 S4 S5)
> > ACPI: Using IOAPIC for interrupt routing
> > Error attaching device data
> > Error attaching device data
> > ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (0000:00)
> > PCI: Transparent bridge - 0000:00:06.0
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0._PRT]
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.P0P1._PRT]
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.BR10._PRT]
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.BR11._PRT]
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.BR12._PRT]
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.BR13._PRT]
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.BR14._PRT]
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.BR15._PRT]
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] (IRQs 16 17 18 19) *10
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] (IRQs 16 17 18 19) *0, disabled.
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] (IRQs 16 17 18 19) *0, disabled.
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] (IRQs 16 17 18 19) *10
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNEA] (IRQs 16 17 18 19) *0, disabled.
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNEB] (IRQs 16 17 18 19) *10
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNEC] (IRQs 16 17 18 19) *0, disabled.
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNED] (IRQs 16 17 18 19) *0, disabled.
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUB0] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *10
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LMAD] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *5
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUB2] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *11
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LMAC] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *11
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LAZA] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *10
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSMB] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *11
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LPMU] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *5
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSA0] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *5
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSA1] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *10
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LATA] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSA2] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
> > ACPI Warning (tbutils-0217): Incorrect checksum in table [OEMB] -  EE, 
> > should be DF [20070126]
> > Linux Plug and Play Support v0.97 (c) Adam Belay
> > pnp: PnP ACPI init
> > ACPI: bus type pnp registered
> > pnp: PnP ACPI: found 18 devices
> > ACPI: ACPI bus type pnp unregistered
> > usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
> > usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
> > usbcore: registered new device driver usb
> > PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing
> > PCI: If a device doesn't work, try "pci=routeirq".  If it helps, post 
> > a report
> > NetLabel: Initializing
> > NetLabel:  domain hash size = 128
> > NetLabel:  protocols = UNLABELED CIPSOv4
> > NetLabel:  unlabeled traffic allowed by default
> > hpet0: at MMIO 0xfed00000, IRQs 2, 8, 31
> > hpet0: 3 32-bit timers, 25000000 Hz
> > Time: hpet clocksource has been installed.
> > Switched to high resolution mode on CPU 0
> > Switched to high resolution mode on CPU 1
> > pnp: 00:09: iomem range 0xfe980000-0xfe9bffff has been reserved
> > pnp: 00:09: iomem range 0xfee01000-0xfeefffff has been reserved
> > pnp: 00:0b: iomem range 0xfec00000-0xfec00fff could not be reserved
> > pnp: 00:0b: iomem range 0xfee00000-0xfee00fff could not be reserved
> > pnp: 00:0e: ioport range 0xa00-0xa0f has been reserved
> > pnp: 00:0e: ioport range 0xa10-0xa1f has been reserved
> > pnp: 00:0f: iomem range 0xe0000000-0xefffffff has been reserved
> > pnp: 00:10: iomem range 0xd0000000-0xdfffffff could not be reserved
> > pnp: 00:11: iomem range 0x0-0x9ffff could not be reserved
> > pnp: 00:11: iomem range 0xc0000-0xcffff has been reserved
> > pnp: 00:11: iomem range 0xe0000-0xfffff could not be reserved
> > pnp: 00:11: iomem range 0x100000-0xbfffffff could not be reserved
> > PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:06.0
> >   IO window: d000-dfff
> >   MEM window: fea00000-feafffff
> >   PREFETCH window: disabled.
> > PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:0a.0
> >   IO window: disabled.
> >   MEM window: disabled.
> >   PREFETCH window: disabled.
> > PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:0b.0
> >   IO window: disabled.
> >   MEM window: disabled.
> >   PREFETCH window: disabled.
> > PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:0c.0
> >   IO window: disabled.
> >   MEM window: disabled.
> >   PREFETCH window: disabled.
> > PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:0d.0
> >   IO window: disabled.
> >   MEM window: disabled.
> >   PREFETCH window: disabled.
> > PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:0e.0
> >   IO window: disabled.
> >   MEM window: disabled.
> >   PREFETCH window: disabled.
> > PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:0f.0
> >   IO window: e000-efff
> >   MEM window: feb00000-febfffff
> >   PREFETCH window: c0000000-cfffffff
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:06.0 to 64
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0a.0 to 64
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0b.0 to 64
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0c.0 to 64
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0d.0 to 64
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0e.0 to 64
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0f.0 to 64
> > NET: Registered protocol family 2
> > IP route cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 8, 1048576 bytes)
> > TCP established hash table entries: 524288 (order: 11, 12582912 bytes)
> > TCP bind hash table entries: 65536 (order: 8, 1048576 bytes)
> > TCP: Hash tables configured (established 524288 bind 65536)
> > TCP reno registered
> > checking if image is initramfs... it is
> > Freeing initrd memory: 3887k freed
> > audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
> > audit(1203461181.502:1): initialized
> > Total HugeTLB memory allocated, 0
> > VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.1
> > Dquot-cache hash table entries: 512 (order 0, 4096 bytes)
> > SELinux:  Registering netfilter hooks
> > ksign: Installing public key data
> > Loading keyring
> > - Added public key 9836951F452B0ADB
> > - User ID: Red Hat, Inc. (Kernel Module GPG key)
> > Block layer SCSI generic (bsg) driver version 0.4 loaded (major 253)
> > io scheduler noop registered
> > io scheduler anticipatory registered
> > io scheduler deadline registered
> > io scheduler cfq registered (default)
> > Boot video device is 0000:07:00.0
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0a.0 to 64
> > assign_interrupt_mode Found MSI capability
> > Allocate Port Service[0000:00:0a.0:pcie00]
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0b.0 to 64
> > assign_interrupt_mode Found MSI capability
> > Allocate Port Service[0000:00:0b.0:pcie00]
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0c.0 to 64
> > assign_interrupt_mode Found MSI capability
> > Allocate Port Service[0000:00:0c.0:pcie00]
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0d.0 to 64
> > assign_interrupt_mode Found MSI capability
> > Allocate Port Service[0000:00:0d.0:pcie00]
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0e.0 to 64
> > assign_interrupt_mode Found MSI capability
> > Allocate Port Service[0000:00:0e.0:pcie00]
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0f.0 to 64
> > assign_interrupt_mode Found MSI capability
> > Allocate Port Service[0000:00:0f.0:pcie00]
> > pci_hotplug: PCI Hot Plug PCI Core version: 0.5
> > Real Time Clock Driver v1.12ac
> > hpet_resources: 0xfed00000 is busy
> > Non-volatile memory driver v1.2
> > Linux agpgart interface v0.102
> > Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 4 ports, IRQ sharing enabled
> > serial8250: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
> > serial8250: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
> > 00:05: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
> > RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 16384K size 4096 blocksize
> > input: Macintosh mouse button emulation as /class/input/input0
> > PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:PS2K,PNP0f03:PS2M] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12
> > serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
> > serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
> > mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
> > cpuidle: using governor menu
> > usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev
> > usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
> > drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c: v2.6:USB HID core driver
> > TCP cubic registered
> > Initializing XFRM netlink socket
> > NET: Registered protocol family 1
> > NET: Registered protocol family 17
> > powernow-k8: Found 1 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ 
> > processors (2 cpu cores) (version 2.00.00)
> > powernow-k8:    0 : fid 0xe (2200 MHz), vid 0xa
> > powernow-k8:    1 : fid 0xc (2000 MHz), vid 0xc
> > powernow-k8:    2 : fid 0xa (1800 MHz), vid 0xe
> > powernow-k8:    3 : fid 0x2 (1000 MHz), vid 0x12
> >   Magic number: 12:971:805
> > Freeing unused kernel memory: 324k freed
> > Write protecting the kernel read-only data: 1024k
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUB2] enabled at IRQ 23
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.1[B] -> Link [LUB2] -> GSI 23 (level, 
> > low) -> IRQ 23
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:02.1 to 64
> > ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: EHCI Host Controller
> > ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
> > ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: debug port 1
> > PCI: cache line size of 64 is not supported by device 0000:00:02.1
> > ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: irq 23, io mem 0xfe9fac00
> > ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00, driver 10 Dec 2004
> > usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> > hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
> > hub 1-0:1.0: 10 ports detected
> > ohci_hcd: 2006 August 04 USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUB0] enabled at IRQ 22
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.0[A] -> Link [LUB0] -> GSI 22 (level, 
> > low) -> IRQ 22
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:02.0 to 64
> > ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: OHCI Host Controller
> > ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
> > ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: irq 22, io mem 0xfe9fb000
> > usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> > hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
> > hub 2-0:1.0: 10 ports detected
> > USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver v3.0
> > SCSI subsystem initialized
> > libata version 2.21 loaded.
> > sata_nv 0000:00:05.0: version 3.5
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSA0] enabled at IRQ 21
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:05.0[A] -> Link [LSA0] -> GSI 21 (level, 
> > low) -> IRQ 21
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:05.0 to 64
> > scsi0 : sata_nv
> > scsi1 : sata_nv
> > ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x000000000001c480 ctl 0x000000000001c402 
> > bmdma 0x000000000001bc00 irq 21
> > ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x000000000001c080 ctl 0x000000000001c002 
> > bmdma 0x000000000001bc08 irq 21
> > usb 1-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
> > usb 1-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> > ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
> > ata1.00: ATA-7: WDC WD3200KS-00PFB0, 21.00M21, max UDMA/133
> > ata1.00: 625142448 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/1)
> > ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
> > usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
> > usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> > input: HID 1241:1166 as /class/input/input1
> > input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [HID 1241:1166] on usb-0000:00:02.0-1
> > ata2: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
> > ata2.00: ATA-7: WDC WD1600JS-00SGB0, 20.06C03, max UDMA/133
> > ata2.00: 312581808 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/32)
> > ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133
> > scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ATA      WDC WD3200KS-00P 21.0 PQ: 0 
> > ANSI: 5
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't 
> > support DPO or FUA
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't 
> > support DPO or FUA
> >  sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
> > scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ATA      WDC WD1600JS-00S 20.0 PQ: 0 
> > ANSI: 5
> > sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 312581808 512-byte hardware sectors (160042 MB)
> > sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
> > sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
> > sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't 
> > support DPO or FUA
> > sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 312581808 512-byte hardware sectors (160042 MB)
> > sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
> > sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
> > sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't 
> > support DPO or FUA
> >  sdb: sdb1 sdb2
> > sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSA1] enabled at IRQ 20
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:05.1[B] -> Link [LSA1] -> GSI 20 (level, 
> > low) -> IRQ 20
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:05.1 to 64
> > scsi2 : sata_nv
> > scsi3 : sata_nv
> > ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x000000000001b880 ctl 0x000000000001b802 
> > bmdma 0x000000000001b080 irq 20
> > ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x000000000001b480 ctl 0x000000000001b402 
> > bmdma 0x000000000001b088 irq 20
> > usb 2-2: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3
> > ata3: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
> > usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> > input: HID 1267:0103 as /class/input/input2
> > input: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [HID 1267:0103] on usb-0000:00:02.0-2
> > input: HID 1267:0103 as /class/input/input3
> > input: USB HID v1.10 Device [HID 1267:0103] on usb-0000:00:02.0-2
> > ata4: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
> > device-mapper: ioctl: 4.11.0-ioctl (2006-10-12) initialised: 
> > dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx
> > kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
> > EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
> > audit(1203461187.351:2): enforcing=1 old_enforcing=0 auid=4294967295
> > security:  8 users, 12 roles, 2347 types, 114 bools, 1 sens, 1024 cats
> > security:  67 classes, 215517 rules
> > SELinux:  Completing initialization.
> > SELinux:  Setting up existing superblocks.
> > SELinux: initialized (dev dm-0, type ext3), uses xattr
> > SELinux: initialized (dev usbfs, type usbfs), uses genfs_contexts
> > SELinux: initialized (dev tmpfs, type tmpfs), uses transition SIDs
> > SELinux: initialized (dev debugfs, type debugfs), uses genfs_contexts
> > SELinux: initialized (dev selinuxfs, type selinuxfs), uses genfs_contexts
> > SELinux: initialized (dev mqueue, type mqueue), uses transition SIDs
> > SELinux: initialized (dev hugetlbfs, type hugetlbfs), uses genfs_contexts
> > SELinux: initialized (dev devpts, type devpts), uses transition SIDs
> > SELinux: initialized (dev inotifyfs, type inotifyfs), uses genfs_contexts
> > SELinux: initialized (dev tmpfs, type tmpfs), uses transition SIDs
> > SELinux: initialized (dev futexfs, type futexfs), uses genfs_contexts
> > SELinux: initialized (dev anon_inodefs, type anon_inodefs), uses 
> > genfs_contexts
> > SELinux: initialized (dev pipefs, type pipefs), uses task SIDs
> > SELinux: initialized (dev sockfs, type sockfs), uses task SIDs
> > SELinux: initialized (dev cpuset, type cpuset), uses genfs_contexts
> > SELinux: initialized (dev proc, type proc), uses genfs_contexts
> > SELinux: initialized (dev bdev, type bdev), uses genfs_contexts
> > SELinux: initialized (dev rootfs, type rootfs), uses genfs_contexts
> > SELinux: initialized (dev sysfs, type sysfs), uses genfs_contexts
> > audit(1203461187.798:3): policy loaded auid=4294967295
> > Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
> > FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
> > sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
> > sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
> > input: PC Speaker as /class/input/input4
> > input: Power Button (FF) as /class/input/input5
> > ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
> > input: Power Button (CM) as /class/input/input6
> > ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
> > parport_pc 00:08: reported by Plug and Play ACPI
> > parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP]
> > forcedeth.c: Reverse Engineered nForce ethernet driver. Version 0.60.
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LMAC] enabled at IRQ 23
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:08.0[A] -> Link [LMAC] -> GSI 23 (level, 
> > low) -> IRQ 23
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:08.0 to 64
> > forcedeth: using HIGHDMA
> > usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 4 if 1 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 
> > pid 0x5C11
> > usbcore: registered new interface driver usblp
> > Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
> > scsi4 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
> > usb-storage: device found at 4
> > usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
> > usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
> > USB Mass Storage support registered.
> > eth0: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01462:7250 bound to 0000:00:08.0
> > i2c-adapter i2c-0: nForce2 SMBus adapter at 0x2d00
> > i2c-adapter i2c-1: nForce2 SMBus adapter at 0x2e00
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] enabled at IRQ 19
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:04.0[A] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 19 (level, 
> > low) -> IRQ 19
> > pata_amd 0000:00:04.0: version 0.3.9
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:04.0 to 64
> > scsi5 : pata_amd
> > scsi6 : pata_amd
> > ata5: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x00000000000101f0 ctl 0x00000000000103f6 
> > bmdma 0x000000000001ffa0 irq 14
> > ata6: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x0000000000010170 ctl 0x0000000000010376 
> > bmdma 0x000000000001ffa8 irq 15
> > firewire_ohci: Added fw-ohci device 0000:01:04.0, OHCI version 1.10
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] enabled at IRQ 18
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:00.0[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 18 (level, 
> > low) -> IRQ 18
> > ath5k_pci 0000:01:00.0: registered as 'phy0'
> > phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'pid'
> > ath5k phy0: Atheros AR5213A chip found (MAC: 0x79, PHY: 0x45)
> > ath5k phy0: RF2112A 2GHz radio found (0x56)
> > firewire_core: created device fw0: GUID 0010dc0000d061f9, S400
> > ata5.00: ATAPI: LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S, PS0B, max UDMA/66
> > ata5.01: ATAPI: SONY    CD-RW  CRX210E1, 2YS1, max UDMA/33
> > ata5.00: limited to UDMA/33 due to 40-wire cable
> > ata5.00: configured for UDMA/33
> > ata5.01: configured for UDMA/33
> > ata6: port disabled. ignoring.
> > scsi 5:0:0:0: CD-ROM            LITE-ON  DVDRW SHW-160P6S PS0B PQ: 0 
> > ANSI: 5
> > scsi 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 5
> > scsi 5:0:1:0: CD-ROM            SONY     CD-RW  CRX210E1  2YS1 PQ: 0 
> > ANSI: 5
> > scsi 5:0:1:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 5
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LMAD] enabled at IRQ 22
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:09.0[A] -> Link [LMAD] -> GSI 22 (level, 
> > low) -> IRQ 22
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:09.0 to 64
> > forcedeth: using HIGHDMA
> > sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 48x/48x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
> > Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
> > sr 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0
> > sr1: scsi3-mmc drive: 12x/12x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
> > sr 5:0:1:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr1
> > eth1: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01462:7250 bound to 0000:00:09.0
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LAZA] enabled at IRQ 21
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:06.1[B] -> Link [LAZA] -> GSI 21 (level, 
> > low) -> IRQ 21
> > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:06.1 to 64
> > usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio
> > SELinux: initialized (dev ramfs, type ramfs), uses genfs_contexts
> > NET: Registered protocol family 10
> > lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNEB] enabled at IRQ 17
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:07:00.0[A] -> Link [LNEB] -> GSI 17 (level, 
> > low) -> IRQ 17
> > usb-storage: device scan complete
> > scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access     HP       Photosmart C4280 1.00 PQ: 0 
> > ANSI: 5
> > sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk
> > sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0
> > device-mapper: multipath: version 1.0.5 loaded
> > loop: module loaded
> > EXT3 FS on dm-0, internal journal
> > kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
> > EXT3 FS on sdb1, internal journal
> > EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
> > SELinux: initialized (dev sdb1, type ext3), uses xattr
> > SELinux: initialized (dev tmpfs, type tmpfs), uses transition SIDs
> > Adding 2031608k swap on /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol01.  Priority:-1 
> > extents:1 across:2031608k
> > SELinux: initialized (dev binfmt_misc, type binfmt_misc), uses 
> > genfs_contexts
> > ip6_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
> > Netfilter messages via NETLINK v0.30.
> > nf_conntrack version 0.5.0 (16384 buckets, 65536 max)
> > ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
> > Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = -215403485 ns)
> > w83627ehf: Found W83627EHG chip at 0xa10
> > audit(1203461207.480:4): audit_pid=2013 old=0 by auid=4294967295 
> > subj=system_u:system_r:auditd_t:s0
> > Bridge firewalling registered
> > vnet0: Dropping NETIF_F_UFO since no NETIF_F_HW_CSUM feature.
> > vnet0: starting userspace STP failed, starting kernel STP
> > cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize!
> > eth0: no link during initialization.
> > ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
> > ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
> > vnet0: no IPv6 routers present
> > eth0: link up.
> > ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
> > eth0: no IPv6 routers present
> > end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> > end_request: I/O error, dev sr1, sector 0
> > Buffer I/O error on device sr1, logical block 0
> > end_request: I/O error, dev sr1, sector 0
> > Buffer I/O error on device sr1, logical block 0
> > ath5k phy0: noise floor calibration timeout (2452MHz)
>
> Any help much appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Max

Just to let everyone know I resolved my problems by restarting the 
console kit service. Thanks for the help.

Max