I was testing out 2.2.18pre23 for USB purposes and found that its outputing binary garbage at boot: BIOS Vendor: Intel Corporation BIOS Version: 1.00.10.DD04 BIOS Release: 03/19/97 System Vendor: Sony Corporation. Product Name: PCV-70(U2). Version Sony GI. Serial Number 1003494. Board Vendor: Intel Corporation. Board Name: Agate. Board Version: AA662195-305. BIOS Vendor: f.£^]<94>fAè^D.£ESC<94>^N^_ BIOS Version: SV^^gÅu^B.<8B>^^^^<9D><88>^\gÅu^F.<8B>^^ <9D><89>^\3A^_^[A^^^FfQfPfRfSfUfVfW<8A>àgÄ}^B&<8A>^Eèh^Dr]gÄ}^Fg<8B>U ÷AüÿuT<83>ú^CtO#OtK^N^_.<8B>7.<8B>O^D÷A^A BIOS Release: ùë÷SQR^F^^WV^^^F^_^G<87>÷.<8B>^NÜ<8B>x^CùèCÿrW&<8B>] ^Cû+E°ÿ^^^F^_Wüóª<8B>U<8B>x_&<8B>^O&<8A>^G&<88>^ECG;ús-âò^G_W.<8B>^NÜ<8B>UAé^BfPf<8B>^Af<89>^E<83>Ç^DâofX<8B>^Vè^U it appears to not cause any further problems, other then trashing the terminal of anyone who runs dmesg... /proc/version: Linux version 2.2.18pre23 (root@plato) (gcc version 2.95.2 20000220 (Debian GNU/Linux)) #1 Thu Nov 23 04:01:23 AKST 2000 this does not occur under 2.2.17. please CC replies. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
