io to determine if drive is ready?

Marty Leisner (leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com)
Tue, 18 Feb 1997 12:45:35 PST

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When I run fdisk with cd roms present but unloaded, I get:
end_request: I/O error, dev 16:40, sector 3
hdb : tray open or drive not ready
hdb : tray open or drive not ready
hdb : tray open or drive not ready
hdb : tray open or drive not ready
hdb : tray open
end_request: I/O error, dev 03:40, sector 3
hdd : tray open or drive not ready
hdd : tray open or drive not ready
hdd : tray open or drive not ready
hdd : tray open or drive not ready
hdd : tray open

Is there a way to avoid this?

marty leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com
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