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Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 12:34:52 -0800
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From: John Scharles <johns@cruz.isle.net>
Subject: What's a 'clist'?
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This message is popping up on the console and log:

/kernel: putc to a clist with no reserved cblocks

this seems to be related to using cu to access a serial port (which seems to
work okay). 

The machine's running 2.1.5R from the CD.
It's a Dell 486/33mhz with 8mb
and the kernel has been configured as:

real memory  = 8683520 (8480K bytes)
avail memory = 7024640 (6860K bytes)
Probing for devices on the ISA bus:
sc0 at 0x60-0x6f irq 1 on motherboard
sc0: VGA color <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x0>
ed0 at 0x300-0x31f irq 10 maddr 0xc8000 msize 16384 on isa
ed0: address 00:00:c0:f8:75:b0, type SMC8216/SMC8216C (16 bit) 
sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on isa
sio0: type 16550A
sio1 at 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa
sio1: type 16550A
stli0 at 0x240 maddr 0xd0000 msize 65536 flags 0x4 on isa
stli0: ONboard (driver version 0.0.5), unit=0 nrpanels=1 nrports=16
lpt0 at 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa
lpt0: Interrupt-driven port
lp0: TCP/IP capable interface
fdc0 at 0x3f0-0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on isa
fdc0: NEC 72065B
fd0: 1.44MB 3.5in
d1: 1.2MB 5.25in
wdc0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7 irq 14 on isa
wdc0: unit 0 (wd0): <Conner Peripherals 120MB - CP30104H>
wd0: 116MB (237744 sectors), 762 cyls, 8 heads, 39 S/T, 512 B/S
npx0 on motherboard
npx0: INT 16 interface


Let me know if there's any further info needed to decode this message. 
John Scharles