binary garbage in dmesg/boot messages (2.2.18pre23)

binary garbage in dmesg/boot messages (2.2.18pre23)

[Ethan Benson]

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>fAè^D.£ESC<94>^N^_
BIOS Version: SV^^gÅu^B.<8B>^^^^<9D><88>^\gÅu^F.<8B>^^
<9D><89>^\3A^_^[A^^^FfQfPfRfSfUfVfW<8A>àgÄ}^B&<8A>^Eèh^Dr]gÄ}^Fg<8B>U
÷AüÿuT<83>ú^CtO#OtK^N^_.<8B>7.<8B>O^D÷A^A
BIOS Release: ùë÷SQR^F^^WV^^^F^_^G<87>÷.<8B>^NÜ<8B>x^CùèCÿrW&<8B>]
^Cû+E°ÿ^^^F^_Wüóª<8B>U<8B>x_&<8B>^O&<8A>^G&<88>^ECG;ús-âò^G_W.<8B>^NÜ<8B>UAé^BfPf<8B>^Af<89>^E<83>Ç^DâofX<8B>^Vè^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.  

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Re: binary garbage in dmesg/boot messages (2.2.18pre23)

[Alan Cox]

> 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.

So far so good

> BIOS Vendor: f.=A3^]<94>fA=E8^D.=A3ESC<94>^N^_

This looks like the table end markers are missing or the length was wrong.
If you change

static int __init dmi_table(u32 base, int len, int num, void (*decode)(struct d
{	 
		char *buf;
	struct dmi_header *dm;   
	u8 *data;
	int i=0;

in arch/i386/kernel/dmi_scan.c to use

	int i=1;

does it then behave nicely ?


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Re: binary garbage in dmesg/boot messages (2.2.18pre23)

[Ethan Benson]

On Thu, Nov 23, 2000 at 03:31:51PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Board Name: Agate.
> > Board Version: AA662195-305.
> 
> So far so good
> 
> > BIOS Vendor: f.=A3^]<94>fA=E8^D.=A3ESC<94>^N^_
> 
> This looks like the table end markers are missing or the length was wrong.
> If you change
> 
> static int __init dmi_table(u32 base, int len, int num, void (*decode)(struct d
> {	 
> 		char *buf;
> 	struct dmi_header *dm;   
> 	u8 *data;
> 	int i=0;
> 
> in arch/i386/kernel/dmi_scan.c to use
> 
> 	int i=1;
> 
> does it then behave nicely ?
> 

yes sure does, thanks!

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