freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 191, Issue 37

[dgmm]

On Saturday 25 August 2007, blix wrote:
> Please help with suggestions on how I can eliminate some console spam.
>
> my console and messages file is filling up with these entries:
>
> Aug 25 08:10:18 bsdpc kernel: (da3:umass-sim0:0:0:3): READ CAPACITY.
> CDB: 25 60
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> Aug 25 08:10:18 bsdpc kernel: (da3:umass-sim0:0:0:3): CAM Status: SCSI
> Status Er
> ror
> Aug 25 08:10:18 bsdpc kernel: (da3:umass-sim0:0:0:3): SCSI Status: Check
> Conditi
> on
> Aug 25 08:10:18 bsdpc kernel: (da3:umass-sim0:0:0:3): NOT READY asc:3a,0
> Aug 25 08:10:18 bsdpc kernel: (da3:umass-sim0:0:0:3): Medium not present
> Aug 25 08:10:18 bsdpc kernel: (da3:umass-sim0:0:0:3): Unretryable error
>
> It jusst repeats over and over again.  I need to get rid of them.
>
> Question 1: How can I silence these messages so they stop repeating in
> my logs?
>
> Question 2: If they cannot be silenced, how can I keep them from taking
> over my text console when I go into single user mode?
>
> please help with suggestions,

Step 1.  Create a new message to start a new thread or you emails will get 
lost in other, unrelated threads.

Step 2.  Unplug the USB device da3 or stop whatever is trying to automount it 
from running


-- 
Dave