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From: paul@amgmps.com (Paul Hulse)
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Subject: Re: Problems installing FreeBSD
References: <768487221snz@amgmps.com> <Cpun7q.37p@hermes.hrz.uni-bielefeld.de>
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Date: Wed, 18 May 1994 13:24:37 +0000
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In article <Cpun7q.37p@hermes.hrz.uni-bielefeld.de>
arvid@math22.mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de "Arvid Requate" writes:
>In article <768487221snz@amgmps.com> paul@amgmps.com writes:
>>... trying to install FreeBSD from the December 1993 Walnut Creek
>>CD-ROM on a Noname 486DX 33 with 16Mb of RAM. The disk controller
>>is a Ultrastor 34S, and the video card is a ET4000 chipset.
>>
>>When it is installing the error message
>>
>>ISA STRAYINTR 7
>>
>>appears, and it refuses to go any further. He has taken all the cards using
>>interrupt 7 out of the machine, and disabled the printer port (which also
>>used interupt 7).
>
>I am using NetBSD-0.9, and I'm getting this ISABLURB nearly every 5 min.
>It doesn't however crash the machine - but I don't think its Ok.
>Someone (here or in the FAQ) said something about
>a) patching the kernel, so that he doesn't bother about it
>b) installing lpd, so that he handels the situation.
>First I thought that this STRAYINTR was a real one - caused by
>my dumb old IO-card, but I replaced it lately -- no change however.
>I saw a lot of articles concerning this thing, and this
>seems to be a problem of both Free and Net, so perhaps one
>of the developpers could tell us if they have any idea of
>what card causes this "STRAYINTR" -- or does the
>Interrupt Controller itself send an IRQ7 by accident ;-)
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
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Paul (paul@amgmps.com)