Interrupts from floppy on lap-top

[Graeme Nichols]

On Tue, 2004-03-02 at 06:00, Rick Stevens wrote:
> Manuel Aróstegui Ramirez wrote:
> >>From: Graeme Nichols <gnichols tpg com au>
> >>To: "redhat-install-list redhat com"
> >><redhat-install-list redhat com>
> >>Subject: Interrupts from floppy on lap-top
> >>Date: 01 Mar 2004 13:06:33 +1100
> > 
> > 
> > Graeme Nichols wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>Hello Folks,
> >>
> >>My lap-top is a generic unit based on the SIS
> > 
> > chipset. >It has a P3 1G
> > 
> >>cpu. RH8 os.
> >>
> >>My question is this: when I mount the floppy
> > 
> > sometimes >when I am trying
> > 
> >>to work with files on it and I am typing on the
> >>command line I get a
> >>message, which interferes with my typing, saying
> >>something about an
> >>unexpected interrupt from the floppy.
> >>
> >>Any ideas anyone?
> >>
> >>-- 
> >>
> >>Kind regards,
> >>
> >>Graeme Nichols
> > 
> > 
> > What's the exactly error you get when you're working
> > with your floppy?
> > Isn't your floppy corrputed?, have your tried to work
> > with on an other machine?
> 
> If it's the (stupid) "Spurious 8253 interrupt" message, you can ignore
> it.  If it bothers you, you can edit /etc/syslog.conf and make sure that
> the line that reads:
> 
> 	kern.*                  /dev/console
> 
> is commented out.  If it is, I'd need to see the message.  If it isn't,
> comment it out and do an "/etc/rc.d/init.d/syslogd restart".

Hi Rick, many thanks for the info. It is the message you listed above
and, yes, it does bother me because if I am typing a command the message
goes on the command line and, well, becomes annoying. Will do as you
suggest.

Thanks again.
-- 

Kind regards,

Graeme Nichols

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