From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Apr 20 14:10:40 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from resnet.uoregon.edu (resnet.uoregon.edu [128.223.144.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0875B152C2 for ; Tue, 20 Apr 1999 14:10:37 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by resnet.uoregon.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA22734; Tue, 20 Apr 1999 14:08:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 14:08:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White To: FreeBSD Questions Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What causes this console message? In-Reply-To: <19990419205228.90357.qmail@hotmail.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, 19 Apr 1999, FreeBSD Questions wrote: > While using a FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE system, I sometimes > receive the following message on the console: > > /kernel: psmintr: out of sync (0080 != 0000). > > man 4 psm describes a flag to disable synchronization > check if the kernel frequently prints this message. > > How much is frequently? > What causes this message? > Should I worry? > > This message occurs about every 5-6 days. If it bothers you, then turn it on. > I rarely use the mouse on this machine (once every 2 or > 3 weeks) and X is only run once every 2 or 3 weeks. So, > the message occurs even when there is not use of the > mouse. That may be the cause. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message