/var/log/messages: kernel:sr 5:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to offline device

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dear all,
I find the following line in my /var/log/messages every two seconds:

kernel: sr 5:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to offline device

What does this mean? what offlline device? I didn’t make any changes lately on this machine. How can I found out more where the problem is? any help/suggestions/hints appreciated…

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Any chance you start your thread with telling us which version of openSUSE you use?

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I have opensuse 12.3

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BTW, sr often refers to CD/DVD devices.

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On 2013-07-29 11:16, pottwal1 wrote:
>
> dear all,
> I find the following line in my /var/log/messages every two seconds:
>
> kernel: sr 5:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to offline device
>
> What does this mean? what offlline device? I didn’t make any changes
> lately on this machine. How can I found out more where the problem is?
> any help/suggestions/hints appreciated…

Did you remove any device?

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)