On Sat, Oct 07, 2000 at 08:41:52PM +0200, Krister Walfridsson wrote:
> I have a couple of computers where the disk activity LED is constantly lit
> (until I access the CD.) I have had a 'mount /dev/cd0a /mnt' in my

Yes, known problem. I don't know what does cause this for now.

> rc.local as a work around for ages, but that doesn't seems like an optimal
> solution... ;)
> 
> I enabled debugging in atapi_wdc.c, and it prints an error (?) message
> during attachement:
> 
> pciide0 at pci0 dev 7 function 1: Intel 82371AB IDE controller (PIIX4) (rev. 0x01)
> pciide0: bus-master DMA support present
> pciide0: primary channel wired to compatibility mode
> atapibus0 at pciide0 channel 0
> wdc_atapi_get_params: drive 0 not present

This one is normal, as your ATAPI device is slave.

> cd0 at atapibus0 drive 1: <LTN362, , UL28> type 5 cdrom removable
> cd0: 32-bit data port
> cd0: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 2
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestion on what I should tweak to solve this?

No, unfortunably. I hope to solve this when I'll rototill the ATA/ATAPI
probe routines.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
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