F-18 CDROM problem - MORE -

[Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA]

On 18/03/13 14:14, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 03/19/13 00:46, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
>> Certainly I should not have to re-install Fedora 18 to get the optical drive to work?
>>
>> Bob
>>
> Remember you posted....
>
> Mar 16 23:32:18 box10 systemd-udevd[543]: failed to execute '/usr/lib/udev/pci-db' 'pci-db /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.0': No such file or directory
> Mar 16 23:32:18 box10 mtp-probe[550]: checking bus 3, device 2: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.0/usb3/3-5"
> Mar 16 23:32:18 box10 mtp-probe[551]: checking bus 4, device 2: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.0/usb4/4-1"
> Mar 16 04:32:49 box10 systemd-udevd[447]: timeout 'ata_id --export /dev/sr0'
> Mar 16 04:32:49 box10 systemd-udevd[400]: worker [447] /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.0/ata2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 timeout; kill it
> Mar 16 04:32:49 box10 systemd-udevd[400]: seq 1736 '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.0/ata2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0' killed
> Mar 16 04:32:49 box10 systemd-udevd[400]: worker [447] terminated by signal 9 (Killed)
> Mar 16 04:37:03 box10 systemd-udevd[400]: worker [2008] /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.0/ata2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 timeout; kill it
> Mar 16 04:37:03 box10 systemd-udevd[400]: seq 2172 '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.0/ata2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0' killed
> Mar 16 04:37:03 box10 systemd-udevd[400]: worker [2008] terminated by signal 9 (Killed)
>
> Did you check the logs on the "working" system to see if it has similar errors?  If not, it would seem you have HW problems.
>
> What kind of drive is it?  Can you swap cables, etc from the working system to the failing system?
>

I did not understand the implication that it was defective hardware. 
Actually just began considering the problem again this afternoon. The 
board and drive are:

[root at box10 bobg]# lshw -X
box10
     description: Desktop Computer
     product: A75MG (None)
     vendor: BIOSTAR Group
     serial: None
     width: 64 bits
     capabilities: smbios-2.7 dmi-2.7 vsyscall32
     configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop family=None sku=None 
uuid=00020003-0004-0005-0006-000700080009
   *-core
        description: Motherboard
        product: A75MG
        vendor: BIOSTAR Group
        physical id: 0
        serial: None
        slot: None
      *-firmware
           description: BIOS
           vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
           physical id: 0
           version: 4.6.4
           date: 04/11/2012
           size: 64KiB
           capacity: 960KiB
           capabilities: pci upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect 
socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 
int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer acpi usb 
biosbootspecification uefi
......................   snip  ................

      *-scsi:1
           physical id: 2
           logical name: scsi1
           capabilities: emulated
         *-cdrom
              description: DVD-RAM writer
              product: CDDVDW SH-S223C
              vendor: TSSTcorp
              physical id: 0.0.0
              bus info: scsi at 1:0.0.0
              logical name: /dev/cdrom
              logical name: /dev/sr0
              version: SB06
              capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
              configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc

I know I had that drive in another computer, presumably it worked with 
Fedora, although I am not certain. It just "looked" clean and had a 
recent date stamp. I will try a different drive and cable.

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