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>fA�^D.�ESC<94>^N^_ BIOS Version: SV^^g�u^B.<8B>^^^^<9D><88>^\g�u^F.<8B>^^ <9D><89>^\3A^_^[A^^^FfQfPfRfSfUfVfW<8A>�g�}^B&<8A>^E�h^Dr]g�}^Fg<8B>U �A��uT<83>�^CtO#OtK^N^_.<8B>7.<8B>O^D�A^A BIOS Release: ���SQR^F^^WV^^^F^_^G<87>�.<8B>^N�<8B>x^C��C�rW&<8B>] ^C�+E��^^^F^_W��<8B>U<8B>x_&<8B>^O&<8A>^G&<88>^ECG;�s-��^G_W.<8B>^N�<8B>UA�^BfPf<8B>^Af<89>^E<83>�^D�ofX<8B>^V�^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/
