From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Jan 30 12:34:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA12756 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 12:34:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from alushta.NL.net (alushta.NL.net [193.78.240.22]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA12701 for ; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 12:34:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from benst@terminus.stuyts.nl) Received: from stuyts by alushta.NL.net with UUCP id <1612-28739>; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:34:04 +0100 Received: from daneel.stuyts.nl (daneel.stuyts.nl [193.78.231.7]) by terminus.stuyts.nl (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA00597; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:27:27 +0100 (MET) (envelope-from benst) Received: (from benst@localhost) by daneel.stuyts.nl (8.8.5/8.8.5) id VAA24286; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:26:57 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <199801302026.VAA24286@daneel.stuyts.nl> Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 (NeXT Mail 3.3 v118.2) In-Reply-To: <199801292345.PAA18286@hub.freebsd.org> X-Nextstep-Mailer: Mail 3.3 (Enhance 1.2) Received: by NeXT.Mailer (1.118.2) From: Ben Stuyts Date: Fri, 30 Jan 98 21:26:55 +0100 To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fast IDE CDROM problems cc: timo@timog.prestel.co.uk Reply-To: ben@stuyts.nl References: <199801292345.PAA18286@hub.freebsd.org> Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe hackers" I've seen similar problems here on 2.2.5, also with a 24-speed IDE CDROM. On Thu, 29 Jan 1998 09:16:05 +0000, Timo Geusch wrote: > I just treated myself to a 24x IDE CDROM, and since then I'm encountering the > following problem: > > - - CD spins down because there are no accesses for some time (like it > happens > when you are selecting packages in sysinstall and try to decide what to > install) Same here. > - - When the CDROM is accessed afterwards, it takes some time to get up to > speed; > sometimes it even does not start at all. After hitting a time out, FreeBSD > will report "wcd0: tray open". Same here. > Unfortunately this sometimes seems to cause > an 'emergency' reboot (syncing the discs an immediately reboot). A bit > inconvenient, that is. Haven't seen this one, yet. I don't use that system much though. Best regards, Ben