Date: 18 Jan 2005 14:25:01 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: "Galanaki, Dimitrios" <galanaki@mail.physics.uiuc.edu> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: atapicam error message Message-ID: <44mzv6a6b6.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <417FBD79471FC74E98397AF3640E6AC531F56A@phyexha.physics.uiuc.edu> References: <417FBD79471FC74E98397AF3640E6AC531F56A@phyexha.physics.uiuc.edu>
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"Galanaki, Dimitrios" <galanaki@mail.physics.uiuc.edu> writes: > I am referring to the standard non-critical kernel error message: > > cd0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present Not only is it non-critical, it's not an error message. > This occurs when one compiles the device atapicam to access the atapi CD > through the SCSI interface. > In addition to this message there is a very > annoying 30 something second delay. 15 seconds, perhaps? As in options SCSI_DELAY=15000 # Delay (in ms) before probing SCSI in the GENERIC kernel? You can cut down that delay safely unless you have other, slow, SCSI devices. > 1) Does anyone know the origin of this message? > 2) How do I get rid of it without having to put a CD in the tray before a > boot? Why bother? It's a boot-time informational message, and it's correct. There are lots of other messages about the state of the system when you boot, too; I suppose it would be possible to come up with a way to provide for a less verbose boot (the same way that you can currently request a *more* verbose set of boot messages), but the utility of such a "feature" is low enough that no one has been inspired to provide it.
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