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http://plug.skylab.org/200102/msg00160.html
misc other posts might not be relevant.
http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0104.2/1521.html
http://mailman.real-time.com/pipermail/linux-kernel/Week-of-Mon-20010618/040854.html
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On Fri, 03 August 2001, Foo Lim wrote:
>
> Sorry to reply to my own mail, but perhaps the 1st message was due to
> copying of the files from the cdrom, since dmesg reports this (see below).
> Then the 2nd set is a mystery to me.
>
> VFS: file-max limit 4096 reached
> VFS: Disk change detected on device ide1(22,0)
> ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 1
> ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
> VFS: Disk change detected on device ide1(22,0)
> ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3
> ISOFS: changing to secondary root
> probable hardware bug: clock timer configuration lost - probably a
> VIA686a.
> probable hardware bug: restoring chip configuration.
> probable hardware bug: clock timer configuration lost - probably a
> VIA686a.
> probable hardware bug: restoring chip configuration.
> probable hardware bug: clock timer configuration lost - probably a
> VIA686a.
> probable hardware bug: restoring chip configuration.
> probable hardware bug: clock timer configuration lost - probably a
> VIA686a.
> probable hardware bug: restoring chip configuration.
>
> On Fri, 3 Aug 2001, Foo Lim wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have 2 questions. What does this mean:
> >
> > Aug 3 02:37:41 kernel: VFS: file-max limit 4096 reached
> >
> >
> > And then when I was trying to copy a lot of files from the cdrom, these
> > messages show up. Is this anything to worry about? The system doesn't
> > seem to have any problems.
> >
> > Aug 3 02:54:32 kernel: probable hardware bug: clock timer
> > configuration lost - probably a VIA686a.
> > Aug 3 02:54:32 kernel: probable hardware bug: restoring chip
> > configuration.
> > Aug 3 02:55:56 kernel: probable hardware bug: clock timer
> > configuration lost - probably a VIA686a.
> > Aug 3 02:55:56 kernel: probable hardware bug: restoring chip
> > configuration.
> > Aug 3 02:56:47 kernel: probable hardware bug: clock timer
> > configuration lost - probably a VIA686a.
> > Aug 3 02:56:47 kernel: probable hardware bug: restoring chip
> > configuration.
> > Aug 3 02:56:56 kernel: probable hardware bug: clock timer
> > configuration lost - probably a VIA686a.
> > Aug 3 02:56:56 kernel: probable hardware bug: restoring chip
> > configuration.
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> > FL
> >
