I get this message when shutting down Linux with 2.4.1 kernel, kernel PCMCIA support compiled as a module. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ cat /proc/ioports ... 03e0-03e1 : i82365 ... $ sudo reboot (reboot) $ grep 3e0 /var/log/messages Feb 4 18:13:44 thanatos kernel: Trying to free nonexistent resource <000003e0-000003e1> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IIRC, during the shutdown sequences the "Trying ..." message appears just after the words "Shutting down PCMCIA card services: cardmgr modules". T. Hood jdthood_AT_mail.com - 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/