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linux-source-2.6.20 package

  1. Bug #75295
  2. Comment #54

Comment 54 for bug 75295

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Bartek Szopka (bartoszopka) wrote : Re: Feisty freeze, kernel (?) tries to access DVD drive

I have Asus A6JC notebook with our famous TSSTcorpCD/DVDW TS-L632D drive.

After updating from Edgy to Feisty release (the kernel was 2.6.20-15-generic) I had a problem with random freezes when hald was running and CD drive was empty.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/64587
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/84603
The workaround was to kill/stop hald-addon-storare or put some cd/dvd into drive.

Few days ago there was kernel update (to 2.16.20-16-generic) and the above problem dissapeard. I could have cd drive empty with no freezes.
But when I once put a CD my feisty just hanged after few minutes with lots of
[ 681.880000] hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
[ 681.880000] ide: failed opcode was: unknown
[ 681.880000] hda: drive not ready for command
in the output. And it happens almost every time I have a CD/DVD in drive. It freezes my system so hard I don't even have a chance to get CD away or kill hald.
I didn't notice these freezes when cd in drive is running (for example I watch a movie or listen to audio cd).

I tried to update firmware (from AS05 to AS99) but it didn't help.