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Date:      Sun, 12 May 1996 00:27:34 +1000 (EST)
From:      Carey Nairn <cp_nairn@cc.utas.edu.au>
To:        Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
Cc:        msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: multiport serial question
Message-ID:  <Pine.SOL.3.91.960512002431.22039A-100000@wedge.its.utas.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <199605111027.TAA12695@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>

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On Sat, 11 May 1996, Michael Smith wrote:

> Carey Nairn stands accused of saying:
> > > > sio6: 64 events for device with no tp
> > > > sio6: 64 events for device with no tp
> ...
> > > > can anyone tell me what the errors mean and maybe how to fix them ?
> > > 
> > > Stuff is happening on the ports before they've been opened.
> > > 4,5,6 cover the address space 0x110-0x127; it wouldn't surprise me if you
> > > had another device probing in that area crapping on the ports.
> > > 
> > > What ethernet drivers do you have?
> > 
> > The only ethernet driver I have in the kernel is the ed0 driver for an
> > SMC Ethercard Elite16T Ultra at IRQ 10 port 0x300 and iomem 0xcc000.
> 
> Hmm, well I can't see anything that could be causing it.  Do the ports
> work OK?  If so, "ignore it, it's harmless" 8)
> 

All the ports seem to work OK and the error messages don't repeat any 
more once the machine has finished booting.  I did try a different 
address space but had trouble getting the ports to work with it.

I guess I'll just ignore it as you say..

thanks again for your help.

cheers,
Carey


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