Jeff wrote: >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Feb 18 05:29 cdrom -> hdc >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Feb 18 05:29 cdrw -> hdc >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Feb 18 05:29 dvd -> hdc >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Feb 18 05:29 dvdrw -> hdc >brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 22, 0 Feb 15 12:55 hdc > > It is probably fine as various programs look for different device names. Since you'd play music CDs as well as write DVDs in that one device only, links shall help those application find your current media.
>end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 4 >cdrom: open failed. > > are you trying to eject here and that fails? Or a boot? What are you trying to do? If it was my drive, and I was sure it was not dying on me - I would probably not bother at all - unless it was unable to play music or write media. HTH, Rohit -- [email protected] mailing list
