Re: /var/log messages question

On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:53:01 pm Barry Jackson wrote:
> On 28/01/11 02:01, Phil wrote:
> > Thank you for reading this.
> > 
> > The following is being written to the /var/log/messages file twice every
> > second.
> > 
> > Jan 28 11:47:17 localhost kernel: VFS: busy inodes on changed media or
> > resized disk sr0
> > 
> > This has only occurred since a fresh installation of 2010.2 and it seems
> > to occur after I have connected to the Internet and so I suspect it has
> > something to do with the fetched update list. If I disconnect and then
> > reboot the message doesn't seem to reappear until the next time that I
> > connect to the Internet. Beyond that I don't have much of an idea of how
> > to prevent this.
> > 
> > Can anyone offer a suggestion?
> 
> Just a very wild guess, but have you still got the CD/DVD install media
> listed in your media sources? If so try removing them.

Thank you Barry for your reply.

I do have the following DVD sources listed plus many other on-line sources:

CD-ROM Main media
CD-ROM updates media
CD-ROM contrib updates media
CD-ROM Contrib media

I notice that the message is written to the /var/log/messages file once the  
"you have updates" dialogue is displayed, but only if the DVD is not mounted.

So the easy fix is to leave the DVD in the drive during the time that I'm on-
line. Something that I'm very likely to forget to do.

I haven't removed the DVD sources from the list because I may want to add a 
new application at some time without the need to go on-line and this problem 
has never occurred during the past 12 years.

A Google search shows that this problem has occurred in the past and that it 
was due to a bug of some kind. Could that be the case again or have I simply 
misunderstood something very basic?
 
-- 
Regards,
Phil