[ltp] CD-ROM keeps spinning up

Brad Langhorst? linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Sat, 17 Nov 2001 10:19:14 -0500 (EST)


Quoting "Daniel W. Schar" <dws@protos.lifesci.ucla.edu>:

> On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Brad Langhorst wrote:
> 
> mine does this even with windows on it...(310ed does this).  i just
> keep
> the door ajar to not hear it doin it...
> 
> > Quoting Mark Atwood <mra@pobox.com>:
> > 
> > > 
> > > The other night I was reading some stuff on my thinkpad while
> laying
> > > back on my futon, and I realized that ever 90 seconds or so, the
> > > CD-ROM drive was spinning up and then down again. I hadnt noticed
> > > before because normal office fan-noise masks it.
> > > 
> > > I'm running RH 7.1 with the Gnome desktop.
> > > 
> > > What keeps hitting the (empty) CD-ROM, and how do I make it stop?
> > > 
> > > 
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> > it might be some kind of auto-mounting tool...
> > 
> > brad
well - windows has an automounter too...

brad

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