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From: Tony Harverson  <harverso@beastie.cs.und.ac.za>
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Subject: Re: stray irq 7?
To: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Smith)
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 07:28:16 +0200 (SAT)
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In-Reply-To: <199507310631.QAA25907@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> from "Michael Smith" at Jul 31, 95 04:01:00 pm
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> > > I get this message on my 486.  Running 2.0.5-R.  I compiled the kernel without
> > > lpt support but it didn't get rid of this error.  Any ideas?
> 
> Something is generating a bogus interrupt.  Braindead or faulty hardware is
> the most likely cause.

Actually, I think not - It's been doing it on every FreeBSD Box I've Been
on...
Last I heard was a 'We don't know and aren't bothered to fix it cos it
doesn't break anything ;)

Later..

TOny


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