I am testing cdparanoia right now. $ls /usr/sbin/hal* /usr/sbin/hald.off /usr/sbin/hal_lpadmin On trying to open a cdrom from the desktop icon: /dev/hdc: Input/output error mount: /dev/hdc already mounted or /media/cdrecorder busy Please check that the disk is entered correctly. Nov 14 11:11:17 localhost kernel: cdrom: open failed. Nov 14 11:11:23 localhost last message repeated 3 times Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 0 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 0 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 4 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 1 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 8 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 2 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 12 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 3 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 16 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 4 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 20 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 5 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 24 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 6 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 28 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 7 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 32 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 8 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 36 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 9 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 40 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 10 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 44 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 11 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 48 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 12 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 52 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 13 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 56 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 14 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 60 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 15 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 64 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 16 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 68 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 17 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 72 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 18 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 76 Nov 14 11:12:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 19 Nov 14 11:12:46 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 0 Nov 14 11:12:46 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 0 Nov 14 11:12:46 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:46 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:46 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:46 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 4 Nov 14 11:12:46 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 1 Nov 14 11:12:47 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:47 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:47 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:47 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 64 Nov 14 11:12:47 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 16 Nov 14 11:12:47 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 14 11:12:47 localhost kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 14 11:12:47 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 Nov 14 11:12:47 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 68 Nov 14 11:12:47 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 17 Nov 14 11:13:47 localhost ntpd[2629]: synchronized to 128.208.109.7, stratum 3 Nov 14 11:14:50 localhost ntpd[2629]: synchronized to 80.253.108.112, stratum 2 -- Kim Lux (Mr.) Diesel Research Inc