On 03.01.2010 02:16, Jonathan Steel wrote:
> Package: hal
> Version: 0.5.14-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
> DVDs and CDs seem to take a long time to spin up. In dmesg the following 
> errors/messages are reported. I assume this is related to HAL as stopping the 
> HAL service gets rid of these errors.
> 
> I've tried various CDs and DVDs, a new DVD-RW drive and two laptops (both 
> Acer TravelMate 290) and these errors always show. The discs usually work 
> fine once GNOME has mounted them, but sometimes it doesn't respond properly 
> and I have to eject and try again.
> 

That's most likely a hardware issue (the travelmate 290 is afaik older 
hardware).

Do you also get those error messages in the syslog if you run

sudo /lib/udev/cdrom_id /dev/hdc
and
sudo blkid -o udev -p /dev/hdc


Cheers,
Michael
-- 
Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the
universe are pointed away from Earth?

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