From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 25 17:11:51 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5118716A417 for ; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:11:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd01@dgmm.net) Received: from lon-mail-1.gradwell.net (lon-mail-1.gradwell.net [193.111.201.125]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB29613C46C for ; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:11:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd01@dgmm.net) Received: from lon-mail-1.gradwell.net ([193.111.201.125] helo=webmaker country=GB ident=dave*pop3*dgmm^net) by lon-mail-1.gradwell.net with esmtpa (Gradwell gwh-smtpd 1.250) id 46d062cf.44b7.0 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:11:43 +0100 (envelope-sender ) From: dgmm To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:11:52 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.6 References: <20070825120018.2F05E16A421@hub.freebsd.org> <1188043958.1307.3.camel@bsdpc.centralamerica> In-Reply-To: <1188043958.1307.3.camel@bsdpc.centralamerica> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200708251811.52316.freebsd01@dgmm.net> Subject: Re: freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 191, Issue 37 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:11:51 -0000 On Saturday 25 August 2007, blix wrote: > Please help with suggestions on how I can eliminate some console spam. > > my console and messages file is filling up with these entries: > > Aug 25 08:10:18 bsdpc kernel: (da3:umass-sim0:0:0:3): READ CAPACITY. > CDB: 25 60 > 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > Aug 25 08:10:18 bsdpc kernel: (da3:umass-sim0:0:0:3): CAM Status: SCSI > Status Er > ror > Aug 25 08:10:18 bsdpc kernel: (da3:umass-sim0:0:0:3): SCSI Status: Check > Conditi > on > Aug 25 08:10:18 bsdpc kernel: (da3:umass-sim0:0:0:3): NOT READY asc:3a,0 > Aug 25 08:10:18 bsdpc kernel: (da3:umass-sim0:0:0:3): Medium not present > Aug 25 08:10:18 bsdpc kernel: (da3:umass-sim0:0:0:3): Unretryable error > > It jusst repeats over and over again. I need to get rid of them. > > Question 1: How can I silence these messages so they stop repeating in > my logs? > > Question 2: If they cannot be silenced, how can I keep them from taking > over my text console when I go into single user mode? > > please help with suggestions, Step 1. Create a new message to start a new thread or you emails will get lost in other, unrelated threads. Step 2. Unplug the USB device da3 or stop whatever is trying to automount it from running -- Dave