From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Dec 15 05:58:33 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id FAA23738 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 15 Dec 1995 05:58:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from ncc-1701-d.starfleet.gov (root@ix-sb1-04.ix.netcom.com [204.32.201.36]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id FAA23720 Fri, 15 Dec 1995 05:58:24 -0800 (PST) Received: (from d_burr@localhost) by ncc-1701-d.starfleet.gov (8.6.11/8.6.9) id GAA00989; Fri, 15 Dec 1995 06:00:10 -0800 Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 06:00:09 -0800 (PST) From: Donald Burr X-Sender: d_burr@ncc-1701-d To: FreeBSD Questions cc: FreeBSD SCSI Subject: question about Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk I'm running FreeBSD 2.1 on a 486/66 with VLB video board and ISA everything else, including a Adaptec 1542CP SCSI card with IBM 0662 hard drive (the main drive at ID 0) and Toshiba CD-ROM drive at ID 2. My SCSI devices are all setup properly, my bus is terminated at both ends, and everything is otherwise happy. System works great in DOS/Windows, OS/2, and Linux. Why does FreeBSD print "not ready", etc. for my CD-ROM, as evidenced by the following extract from dmesg: aha0 at 0x330-0x333 irq 11 drq 5 on isa (aha0:0:0): "IBM 0662S12 !O 2 23" type 0 fixed SCSI 2 sd0(aha0:0:0): Direct-Access 1003MB (2055035 512 byte sectors) sd0(aha0:0:0): with 4119 cyls, 5 heads, and an average 99 sectors/track (aha0:1:0): "SyQuest SQ3105S 2_10" type 0 removable SCSI 2 sd1(aha0:1:0): Direct-Access 105MB (215440 512 byte sectors) sd1(aha0:1:0): with 2060 cyls, 2 heads, and an average 52 sectors/track (aha0:2:0): "TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-3501TA 2694" type 5 removable SCSI 2 cd0(aha0:2:0): CD-ROM cd0(aha0:2:0): NOT READY asc:4,1 cd0(aha0:2:0): Logical unit is in process of becoming ready can't get the size Despite these messages, though, the system works perfectly (including the CD-ROM). I always boot up with a CD-ROM stuck in the drive, if that makes a difference. I'm just curious why these messages are displayed, if they are an indication of something about to break, or if it's just one of those little quirks that people live with. Donald Burr [d_burr@ix.netcom.com], PO Box 91212, Santa Barbara CA 93190-1212 TEL (805)564-1871 / FAX 564-2315 / WWW http://www.geopages.com/WallStreet/2072 PGP Public Key available by request (send e-mail) or on Public Key Servers. ** Uphold your right to privacy - Use PGP. **