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Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 08:24:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To: Nick Tonkin <nick@rlnt.net>
Subject: RE: weird error message from usb0
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On 19-Oct-01 Nick Tonkin wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> While trying to get my laptop working yesterday the usb drive panicked
> (I guess) and began spewing error messages.
> 
> I was surprised to notice that about one in every 20 or so had a typo??!!
> 
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host coftroller halted <---
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halte` <---
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
>> > usb0: host controller halted
> 
> 
> Once I rebooted this problem ceased, but I thought someone might like to
> know.

n = 0x6e and f = 0x66, which means that there is a one-bit error there (0x8)
d = 0x64 and ` = 0x60, which is also a one-bit error (0x4) (albeit a different
bit).

This is most likely due to memory errors.  They might be transient, but you
probably have bad memory.

-- 

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