[kde-freebsd] var/log/messages umass da0 >6 how to stop?

[David Southwell]

It looks as though this problem needs help from kde knowledgeable people!

The following quotes are from postings on this topic to freebsd questions:
FIRST QUOTE:
How do I stop these messages from umass devices.
Apr 18 03:27:03 dns1 kernel: Opened disk da1 -> 6
Apr 18 03:27:05 dns1 kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ CAPACITY. CDB: 25 0 
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Apr 18 03:27:05 dns1 kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM Status: SCSI Status 
Error
Apr 18 03:27:05 dns1 kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI Status: Check 
Condition
Apr 18 03:27:05 dns1 kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): NOT READY asc:3a,0
Apr 18 03:27:05 dns1 kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Medium not present
Apr 18 03:27:05 dns1 kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Unretryable error
Apr 18 03:27:05 dns1 kernel: Opened disk da0 -> 6
Apr 18 03:27:05 dns1 kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): READ CAPACITY. CDB: 25 20 
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Apr 18 03:27:05 dns1 kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): CAM Status: SCSI Status 
Error
Apr 18 03:27:05 dns1 kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): SCSI Status: Check 
Condition
Apr 18 03:27:05 dns1 kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): NOT READY asc:3a,0
Apr 18 03:27:05 dns1 kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): Medium not present
Apr 18 03:27:05 dns1 kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): Unretryable error

[root at dns1 /tmp]# camcontrol devlist
<USB2.0 CF  CardReader >           at scbus0 target 0 lun 0 (pass0,da0)
<USB2.0 CBO CardReader >           at scbus0 target 0 lun 1 (pass1,da1)
[root at dns1 /tmp]#     

With no devices plugged I get these meesages at the rate of 1 every two 
seconds into /var/log/messages
SECOND QUOTE:
Is something polling those devices?  
Some kind of automounter?
[Gnome and KDE seem to have their own automounters, running from user 
level...]
THIRD QUOTE:
Are you running Gnome or KDE?
For example, I see that in Gnome, under the preferences menu, there is
an option for whether to automatically mount removable media when
inserted.  If you disable that and the messages go away, then we at
least know what the trigger is.

> If I put a 256M memory card in then messages for da0 stop..

Good; that makes sense.
FOURTH QUOTE
> I get this when I have my USB card reader plugged in (and empty). I'm
> pretty sure it's hal (via KDE) which is responsible for the polling in
> my case. My low-tech fix is to yank the USB cable out when I'm not
> using the reader :) If there was a way to stop it filling up my syslog
> though I'd love to know.

Okay, that's a clue to the source.  There seems to be a "KDE HAL
Device Manager", which I assume (from its name) should be controlling
this.  Can you get into a configuration for that and see what you can
do?  [Sorry I can't help more now, but I don't use KDE, and my machine
with a card reader is powered down at the moment.]

Can anyone help further?

Thanks in advance
david