On Tue, 2004-01-27 at 15:06, Michael D Schleif wrote: > OK, it can be nice to have devices _know_ when they are ready to be used > ;> > > However, enough is enough: > > Jan 27 10:02:09 bragi kernel: sr1: CDROM not ready. Make sure there is a disc in > the drive. > Jan 27 10:02:40 bragi last message repeated 31 times > Jan 27 10:03:41 bragi last message repeated 61 times > Jan 27 10:04:42 bragi last message repeated 61 times > > I know what /dev/sr1 is, and I often play audio CD's in that drive. > Sometimes, that drive is empty, and that is the way it should be. > > How can I figure out what process is pummeling syslog with this useless > information? > > What do you think?
Install the lsof package if you don't have it. Try: lsof /dev/sr1 Tt should give you a clue as to what is opening the device, you may have to run it as lsof -r /dev/sr1 over a minute or more if the process only opens /dev/sr1 every now and then. It looks to be something checking once a minute (61 log messages over 61 minutes) Are you running something like nautilus? --mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]