[ltp] How does /proc/acpi/ibm/bay work
Tony Whitmore
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 01 Apr 2005 17:31:35 +0100
Michael Gaber wrote:
> very nice that this works 4 u, I always get
>
> keksdose-mobile root # idectl 1 on
> HDIO_SCAN_HWIF failed: Input/output error
> keksdose-mobile root # idectl 1 rescan
> HDIO_SCAN_HWIF failed: Input/output error
>
> this....
I've seen these messages on my system following re-insertion of the
CD-RW drive. The drive still works though, which is odd. I have pulled
large amounts of data off the drive, which implies it's working OK.
(This is using the idectl I suggested earlier in the thread.)
Tony