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Date:      Tue, 20 Apr 1999 14:08:06 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsdquestions@hotmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: What causes this console message?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9904201407360.1514-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <19990419205228.90357.qmail@hotmail.com>

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On Mon, 19 Apr 1999, FreeBSD Questions wrote:

> While using a FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE system, I sometimes
> receive the following message on the console:
> 
> /kernel: psmintr: out of sync (0080 != 0000).
> 
> man 4 psm describes a flag to disable synchronization
> check if the kernel frequently prints this message.
> 
> How much  is frequently?
> What causes this message?
> Should I worry?
> 
> This message occurs about every 5-6 days.

If it bothers you, then turn it on.

> I rarely use the mouse on this machine (once every 2 or
> 3 weeks) and X is only run once every 2 or 3 weeks.  So,
> the message occurs even when there is not use of the
> mouse.

That may be the cause.  

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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