strange messages in /var/log/messages

[ivan georgiev]

[Please CC to me]

Hello,

I have a Iomega firewire external hard drive and it works great so far 
(I am running 5-1p10). This morning I found this in /var/log/
messages:
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Nov  8 21:09:38 bburg kernel: fwohci0: BUS reset                                                      
Nov  8 21:09:39 bburg kernel: fwohci0: node_id=0xc000ffc0, gen=2, 
CYCLEMASTER mode                    
Nov  8 21:09:39 bburg kernel: firewire0: 1 nodes, maxhop <= 0, cable 
IRM = 0 (me)                     
Nov  8 21:09:39 bburg kernel: firewire0: bus manager 0 (me)                                           
Nov  8 21:09:40 bburg kernel: fwohci0: BUS reset                                                      
Nov  8 21:09:40 bburg kernel: fwohci0: node_id=0x8000ffc0, gen=4, non 
CYCLEMASTER mode                
Nov  8 21:09:40 bburg kernel: firewire0: 2 nodes, maxhop <= 1, cable 
IRM = 1                          
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: fwohci0: txd err=14 ack busy_X                                          
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: fw_asybusy                                                              
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: fwohci0: txd err=14 ack busy_X                                          
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: fw_asybusy                                                              
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: fwohci0: txd err=14 ack busy_X                                          
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: fw_asybusy                                                              
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: fwohci0: txd err=14 ack busy_X                                          
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: fw_asybusy                                                              
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: firewire0: max_asyretry exceeded                                        
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: firewire0: bus manager election failed                                  
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: fwohci0: txd err=14 ack busy_X                                          
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: fw_asybusy                                                              
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: fwohci0: txd err=14 ack busy_X                                          
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: fw_asybusy                                                              
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: fwohci0: txd err=14 ack busy_X                                          
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: fw_asybusy                                                              
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: fwohci0: txd err=14 ack busy_X                                          
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: fw_asybusy                                                              
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: firewire0: max_asyretry exceeded                                        
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: node1: resp=16 addr=0x400                                               
Nov  8 21:09:41 bburg kernel: probe failed for 1 node                                                 
Nov  8 21:09:44 bburg kernel: fwohci0: BUS reset                                                      
Nov  8 21:09:44 bburg kernel: fwohci0: node_id=0x8000ffc0, gen=5, non 
CYCLEMASTER mode                
Nov  8 21:09:44 bburg kernel: firewire0: 2 nodes, maxhop <= 1, cable 
IRM = 1                          
Nov  8 21:09:44 bburg kernel: firewire0: bus manager 13    
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The drive continues to work, but I wonder if this is of any concern.
Thanks for your help. Let me know if you need more info.

Ivan