From: Rick Pasotto on
Something has gotten broken on my system and I don't know where to start
looking.

I am running the 2.6.32-3-686 kernel and most of what's available from
testing.

I use a dvd+rw device for both cdroms and dvds. There is no more
/dev/cdrom nor /dev/dvd. Instead there's /dev/dvd1 and /dev/dvdrw1, both
symlinks to /dev/hda (which is correct).

/cdrom symlinks to /media/cdrom which symlinks to /media/cdrom0 which is
an empty directory.

Inserting an audio cd fires up gxine but it can't find the cd.

I think grip can work with /dev/dvd1 since it identifies the tracks and
appears to be ripping them but I can't get any sound.

Additional problem: I aborted the ripping because it caused the monitor
to turn off and then back on every few seconds. For the past few weeks
the monitor has been occasionally cycling off and then on but only
occasionally. While ripping with grip the cycling was constant.

Any ideas as to what's going on and more importantly how to fix it?

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From: Ron Johnson on
On 2010-03-23 15:21, Rick Pasotto wrote:
> Something has gotten broken on my system and I don't know where to start
> looking.
>
> I am running the 2.6.32-3-686 kernel and most of what's available from
> testing.

Most? Mixed system?

> I use a dvd+rw device for both cdroms and dvds. There is no more
> /dev/cdrom nor /dev/dvd.

Did you reboot lately? What udev version?

> Instead there's /dev/dvd1 and /dev/dvdrw1, both

That seems to be ok.

On my system, the DVD player is /dev/sr0. But it's been that way
for a long time (mine, though, is SATA).

me(a)haggis:/dev$ dir cd*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2010-03-23 15:32:32 cdrom2 -> sr0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2010-03-23 15:32:32 cdrw2 -> sr0

me(a)haggis:/dev$ dir dvd*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2010-03-23 15:32:32 dvd2 -> sr0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2010-03-23 15:32:32 dvdrw2 -> sr0

> symlinks to /dev/hda (which is correct).

IDE drive?

> /cdrom symlinks to /media/cdrom which symlinks to /media/cdrom0 which is
> an empty directory.

Right. Only is populated when you mount something.

> Inserting an audio cd fires up gxine but it can't find the cd.
>
> I think grip can work with /dev/dvd1 since it identifies the tracks and
> appears to be ripping them but I can't get any sound.

Do any cd???? devices exist?

> Additional problem: I aborted the ripping because it caused the monitor
> to turn off and then back on every few seconds. For the past few weeks
> the monitor has been occasionally cycling off and then on but only
> occasionally. While ripping with grip the cycling was constant.
>
> Any ideas as to what's going on and more importantly how to fix it?
>


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From: Rick Pasotto on
On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 03:39:53PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 2010-03-23 15:21, Rick Pasotto wrote:
> >Something has gotten broken on my system and I don't know where to start
> >looking.
> >
> >I am running the 2.6.32-3-686 kernel and most of what's available from
> >testing.
>
> Most? Mixed system?

Well, yes. If apt-listbugs warns me against an update I usually don't
accept it. Also there are many updates for which aptitude wants to
remove programs I use all the time. That tells me that dependencies are
not yet fully worked out so they can wait.

> >I use a dvd+rw device for both cdroms and dvds. There is no more
> >/dev/cdrom nor /dev/dvd.
>
> Did you reboot lately? What udev version?

Of course. I see a new udev (151-3) showed up this morning. I haven't
installed it yet.

> > Instead there's /dev/dvd1 and /dev/dvdrw1, both
>
> That seems to be ok.
>
> On my system, the DVD player is /dev/sr0. But it's been that way
> for a long time (mine, though, is SATA).
>
> me(a)haggis:/dev$ dir cd*
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2010-03-23 15:32:32 cdrom2 -> sr0
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2010-03-23 15:32:32 cdrw2 -> sr0
>
> me(a)haggis:/dev$ dir dvd*
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2010-03-23 15:32:32 dvd2 -> sr0
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2010-03-23 15:32:32 dvdrw2 -> sr0
>
> >symlinks to /dev/hda (which is correct).
>
> IDE drive?

Yep.

> >/cdrom symlinks to /media/cdrom which symlinks to /media/cdrom0 which is
> >an empty directory.
>
> Right. Only is populated when you mount something.

Does inserting an audio cd count as 'mounting' something?

> >Inserting an audio cd fires up gxine but it can't find the cd.
> >
> >I think grip can work with /dev/dvd1 since it identifies the tracks and
> >appears to be ripping them but I can't get any sound.
>
> Do any cd???? devices exist?

Yes. /dev/cdrom1 and /dev/cdrw1.

> >Additional problem: I aborted the ripping because it caused the monitor
> >to turn off and then back on every few seconds. For the past few weeks
> >the monitor has been occasionally cycling off and then on but only
> >occasionally. While ripping with grip the cycling was constant.

I tried again with grip and the results were worse. The monitor cycled
off and on so fast it finally gave up and stayed off. I had to reboot.

> >Any ideas as to what's going on and more importantly how to fix it?

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From: Ron Johnson on
On 2010-03-24 09:37, Rick Pasotto wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 03:39:53PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 2010-03-23 15:21, Rick Pasotto wrote:
>>> Something has gotten broken on my system and I don't know where to start
>>> looking.
>>>
>>> I am running the 2.6.32-3-686 kernel and most of what's available from
>>> testing.
>> Most? Mixed system?
>
> Well, yes. If apt-listbugs warns me against an update I usually don't
> accept it. Also there are many updates for which aptitude wants to
> remove programs I use all the time. That tells me that dependencies are
> not yet fully worked out so they can wait.
>
>>> I use a dvd+rw device for both cdroms and dvds. There is no more
>>> /dev/cdrom nor /dev/dvd.
>> Did you reboot lately? What udev version?
>
> Of course. I see a new udev (151-3) showed up this morning. I haven't
> installed it yet.
>
>>> Instead there's /dev/dvd1 and /dev/dvdrw1, both
>> That seems to be ok.
>>
>> On my system, the DVD player is /dev/sr0. But it's been that way
>> for a long time (mine, though, is SATA).
>>
>> me(a)haggis:/dev$ dir cd*
>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2010-03-23 15:32:32 cdrom2 -> sr0
>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2010-03-23 15:32:32 cdrw2 -> sr0
>>
>> me(a)haggis:/dev$ dir dvd*
>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2010-03-23 15:32:32 dvd2 -> sr0
>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2010-03-23 15:32:32 dvdrw2 -> sr0
>>
>>> symlinks to /dev/hda (which is correct).
>> IDE drive?
>
> Yep.
>
>>> /cdrom symlinks to /media/cdrom which symlinks to /media/cdrom0 which is
>>> an empty directory.
>> Right. Only is populated when you mount something.
>
> Does inserting an audio cd count as 'mounting' something?

Technically no, but DEs will typically do some background magic and
mount it for you,

>>> Inserting an audio cd fires up gxine but it can't find the cd.
>>>
>>> I think grip can work with /dev/dvd1 since it identifies the tracks and
>>> appears to be ripping them but I can't get any sound.
>> Do any cd???? devices exist?
>
> Yes. /dev/cdrom1 and /dev/cdrw1.
>
>>> Additional problem: I aborted the ripping because it caused the monitor
>>> to turn off and then back on every few seconds. For the past few weeks
>>> the monitor has been occasionally cycling off and then on but only
>>> occasionally. While ripping with grip the cycling was constant.
>
> I tried again with grip and the results were worse. The monitor cycled
> off and on so fast it finally gave up and stayed off. I had to reboot.

That's too weird. Anything in syslog, dmesg or /var/log/messages?

What kind of video do you have? On-board?

>>> Any ideas as to what's going on and more importantly how to fix it?
>


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From: Rick Pasotto on
On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 10:46:11AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 2010-03-24 09:37, Rick Pasotto wrote:
> >On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 03:39:53PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> >>On 2010-03-23 15:21, Rick Pasotto wrote:
> >>>Additional problem: I aborted the ripping because it caused the monitor
> >>>to turn off and then back on every few seconds. For the past few weeks
> >>>the monitor has been occasionally cycling off and then on but only
> >>>occasionally. While ripping with grip the cycling was constant.
> >
> >I tried again with grip and the results were worse. The monitor cycled
> >off and on so fast it finally gave up and stayed off. I had to reboot.
>
> That's too weird. Anything in syslog, dmesg or /var/log/messages?

Thanks for reminding me. I hadn't looked. Yes, I'm getting lots of
errors on /dev/hda. Here are some examples:

Mar 24 12:17:49 niof kernel: [69407.680380] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk hda
Mar 24 12:17:49 niof kernel: [69407.696160] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk hda
Mar 24 12:17:49 niof kernel: [69407.716151] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk hda

and

Mar 24 12:19:53 niof kernel: [69532.316244] hda: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar 24 12:19:53 niof kernel: [69532.316256] hda: command error: error=0x50 { LastFailedSense=0x05 }
Mar 24 12:19:53 niof kernel: [69532.316262] hda: possibly failed opcode: 0xa0
Mar 24 12:19:53 niof kernel: [69532.320570] end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 9144696
Mar 24 12:19:53 niof kernel: [69532.320579] __ratelimit: 505 callbacks suppressed
Mar 24 12:19:53 niof kernel: [69532.320585] Buffer I/O error on device hda, logical block 1143087
Mar 24 12:19:53 niof kernel: [69532.320596] Buffer I/O error on device hda, logical block 1143088

Archive dvds I've burned and commercial dvds both load but then shortly
the monitor cyclying begins and I eject the disk as quickly as I can.

> What kind of video do you have? On-board?

Yes. The Xorg.log shows: Device "KM4M-V on-board video"

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