CD-ROM IRQ timeout error messages " kernel: hda: irq timeout: status=0xd0"
Issue
- The kernel keeps logging timeout messages to the
/var/log/messages
file:
kernel: hda: irq timeout: status=0xd0
kernel: hda: irq timeout: error=0x00
kernel: hda: ATAPI reset complete
kernel: VFS: busy inodes on changed media
or
kernel: ide-cd: cmd 0x3 timed out
kernel: hda: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
kernel: ide: failed opcode was: unknown
kernel: hda: ATAPI reset complete
Note: the hda is a CD-ROM/DVD drive.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 and earlier
- HP DL380,DL580 and similar
- CD-ROM model:TEAC DV-W28ECW, TEAC DV-28E-V, and similar
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