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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 05:46:44 -0900
From: Ethan Benson <erbenson@alaska.net>
To: Linux-Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: binary garbage in dmesg/boot messages (2.2.18pre23)
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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/
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