I ejected the disc with a paperclip in the little eject hole, and it seems fine after I removed the CD. All of my other discs work, but this particular one doesn't. It has an interesting smudge or scratch on it, I'll try cleaning it. Normally, when I force eject the disc, it still requires a reboot. I was lucky this time. Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Mendelsohn [mailto:mend0070 at tc.umn.edu] > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 7:27 AM > To: 'tclug-list at mn-linux.org' > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] ATAPI cdrom irq timeout > > > On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Austad, Jay wrote: > > > Ok, sometimes when I put a bad CD into my cdrom drive, I > get syslog messages > > that say "hdd: status timeout: status=oxc0 { Busy }" and a > bunch of hdd: > > ATAPI reset complete errors. I can't eject the disc, or > read it. If I > > reboot the machine it's fine, but that sucks. Is there > anyway to reset the > > cdrom drive without rebooting? > > I have had this happen, too. It's not always a bad CD, > though. I don't > know a way around a reboot, if (like yours) it's an IDE > controller. If it > were a SCSI device, you'd have more chance to recover. > > You might also take some windex and clean the bottom of the > disk with a > soft, lint-free cloth. (Forget about any hype about disc cleaning > solutions.) It *may* prevent the hang, or it may convice you > that it's > time to get yourself a new CD-ROM. > > If you *do* find a way around a reboot, share! I've got one machine > that's flaky that way. Unfortunately it gets light enough > use and works > enough of the time that I am still using the flaky device. > > Cheers, > Phil M > > -- > "To misattribute a quote is unforgivable." --Anonymous > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >