GEOM_LABELS error in 7.2 (no such errors present in 6.4)

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In this forum, and at other sites I couldn't come across a satisfactory explanation on the GEOM_LABEL error problems of 7.2.

In short,

The computer (you see in my signature) caused NO problem whatsoever related to the CDROM in 6.4-RELEASE.

The very same computer causes MANY problems related to the CDROM in 7.2-RELEASE, popping up at least several messages in bash, whenever I insert a CD from the CDROM tray. Even when I take back the CD from the tray and just push it with no CD inside the error messages appear interfering with the normal operations and causing discomfort.

GEOM_LABELS or GEOM whatever was installed by default in 7.2. Did anybody experienced this problem and is there a way to supress these messages?

Thank you.
 
Sure. When I only open and close the CDROM-tray without putting any CD inside. After the tray is closed:

Code: 
acd0: FAILURE - TEST_UNIT_READY timed out
acd0: timeout waiting for ATAPI ready
acd0: error issuing ATA POCKET COMMAND
When I insert a CD into tray. (Here it's the FreeBSD packages CD#2)
Code: 
acd0: FAILURE - TEST_UNIT_READY timed out
GEOM_LABEL Label for provider acd0t01 is iso 9660/FreeBSD_Packages_2
acd0: FAILURE - unknown cmd (0x03) ILLEGAL REQUEST asc=0x20 ascq=0x00
acd0: FAILURE - READ_DISK_INFO ILLEGAL REQUEST asc=0x20 ascq=0x00
acd0: FAILURE - READ_DISK_INFO ILLEGAL REQUEST asc=0x20 ascq=0x00

All these messages are printed in bright white color. What's worse, when I have to insert any CD during the graphical interface of sysinstall, they appear at the center of the screen, interfering unnecessarily with the operations.

Thanks.
 
HAL perhaps?

Try disabling device polling on acd0: # hal-disable-polling --device /dev/acd0.
This may decrease the amount of chatter, but it will interfere with any automount facility you might have in your desktop environment.
 
Hey, that's a big improvement. Now, only one message (GEOM_LABEL Label for provider acd0t01 is iso 9660/bla_bla) appears when a CD is inserted and no message when no CD is inserted (ie when the tray is just opened/closed)

That's also fine because those 3-4 line messages took a lot of time to appear. Terrribly time consuming they were. Now it's alright.

Thanks!
 
Another option would be to not log in to the "main" console, where all the system messages go, but to use Alt-F2 (or Alt-F3, Alt-F4,...) to use a different console.

The messages are status and are being sent by the logging facility to the console, which many people consider a good thing when it comes to understanding why (or why not) something is happening.

An additional option might be editing /etc/sylog.conf appropriately so that those specific messages aren't going to the console.

Personally, I'd just use the Alt-F1 console for "The Console" for messages and all, and use a different one for keyboard-screen interaction.
 
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