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Subject: Re: CD IO error
From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 16:42, Alan Willis wrote:
> 
>   I've been getting these messages since about 2.5.45.  I can't mount any
> cds at all.  Elvtune (util-linux-2.11r) also fails on /dev/hda which I'm
> running on, and /dev/hdc, my cdrom.
> 
> Any further info needed?

The log before the I/O error line

>  HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device

This is the right behaviour for a CD

>  HDIO_GETGEO failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device

Ditto

- so the hdparm is fine, but the I/O error probably isnt


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