Annoying kernel messages

[Sam Varshavchik]

Matt Domsch writes:

> On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 08:11:11PM -0400, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
>> I have a machine with an LS120 drive.  Something keeps whining in syslog, 
>> because I don't actually have a floppy inserted:
>> 
>> Apr  5 20:06:58 lazarus kernel: Device not ready. Make sure there is a disc 
>> in the drive.
>> Apr  5 20:07:29 lazarus last message repeated 15 times
>> Apr  5 20:07:55 lazarus last message repeated 13 times
>> 
>> This gets old rather quickly.  How do I shut this bloody thing up?
> 
> What kernel?  2.6.17-git-snapshot has:

FC 4, the last 2.6.15 errata kernel.

> 
> scsi/cpqfcTSinit.c:             printk(KERN_INFO "Device not ready.
> Make sure there is a disc in the drive.\n");
> 
> That's a fibre channel driver, not an LS120 driver.  But there doesn't
> seem to be a way to make this driver anymore (no Makefile references)...

It ain't that, that's for sure.

Apr  6 04:28:36 lazarus ntpd[2180]: synchronized to 192.168.0.5, stratum 4
Apr  6 04:28:37 lazarus kernel: Device not ready. Make sure there is a disc in the drive.
Apr  6 04:29:08 lazarus last message repeated 15 times
Apr  6 04:30:09 lazarus last message repeated 30 times
Apr  6 04:31:10 lazarus last message repeated 30 times
…
Apr  6 06:54:53 lazarus last message repeated 30 times
Apr  6 06:55:55 lazarus last message repeated 30 times
Apr  6 06:56:27 lazarus last message repeated 16 times

This is NOT funny.


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