Sorry all, forgot to change the title! Mea maxima culpa!!
On 03/31/2011 09:09 PM, users-request(a)lists.fedoraproject.org wrote:
> DB<Freddog_de<at> yahoo.co.uk> writes:
>
>> >
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I appear to have a problem with my DVD reader (Gigabyte Technology 16x16
>> > DVD rw/r).
> Check if you have a newer firmware for it (manufacturer or reseller site).
>
>> > When I put a dvd in the tray, sometimes the DVD title comes
>> > up in the "recent device" window, sometimes nothing. When "nothing"
>> > comes up, sometimes the tray is locked& I can't get the disc out again.
> For every action you take that ends with a faulty/unusual behavior, check:
> # tail /var/log/messages
>
>> > ...
> JB
>
>
>
Thanks JB,
a) yes there is a newer firmware (came out in 2005, rather than the 2002
version I'm running!) B U T..... it's a Windoze .exe file & how does
one get it to a device in F14 (no floppy, Win XP running on a Virtual
Machine? My searches of the 'net have not left me with anything very
definite.
b) here's the tail output....
Dave@Fedora-Blue ~]$ sudo tail /var/log/messages
Apr 3 15:29:11 Fedora-Blue kernel: [83978.355678] sr 4:0:0:0: [sr0]
CDB: Read(10): 28 00 00 1f ff 6a 00 00 02 00
Apr 3 15:29:11 Fedora-Blue kernel: [83978.355694] end_request: I/O
error, dev sr0, sector 8388008
Apr 3 15:29:11 Fedora-Blue kernel: [83978.355703] Buffer I/O error on
device sr0, logical block 1048501
Apr 3 15:29:18 Fedora-Blue kernel: [83985.179978] sr 4:0:0:0: [sr0]
Unhandled sense code
Apr 3 15:29:18 Fedora-Blue kernel: [83985.179986] sr 4:0:0:0: [sr0]
Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE
Apr 3 15:29:18 Fedora-Blue kernel: [83985.179993] sr 4:0:0:0: [sr0]
Sense Key : Hardware Error [current]
Apr 3 15:29:18 Fedora-Blue kernel: [83985.180008] sr 4:0:0:0: [sr0]
Add. Sense: Timeout on logical unit
Apr 3 15:29:18 Fedora-Blue kernel: [83985.180017] sr 4:0:0:0: [sr0]
CDB: Read(10): 28 00 00 1f ff 6a 00 00 02 00
Apr 3 15:29:18 Fedora-Blue kernel: [83985.180032] end_request: I/O
error, dev sr0, sector 8388008
Apr 3 15:29:18 Fedora-Blue kernel: [83985.180041] Buffer I/O error on
device sr0, logical block 1048501
Basically, tells me SFA! & when I tried loading a workable DVD, there
is nothing in /var/log/messages to compare it with...
Thanks for any help anyone can offer!!!!!
Dave