Bug#380576: linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7: evbug writing to syslog 1000's/sec
Package: linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7
Version: 2.6.16-12
Severity: important
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -18
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -5
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -18
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -5
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -17
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -4
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -15
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -4
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -11
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -2
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -12
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -1
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -18
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -5
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -18
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -5
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -17
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -4
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -15
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -4
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -11
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -2
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -12
Jul 29 06:43:51 localhost kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -1
This goes on ALL DAY and NIGHT.
BTW, there are no ISA slots on the motherboard.
There is a SATA drive installed, that seems to strongly coincide with this problem.
it's filling up the syslog and hence partitions.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (650, 'testing'), (600, 'stable'), (400, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-1-k7
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7 depends on:
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.60 tools for generating an initramfs
ii module-init-tools 3.2.2-2 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7 recommends:
ii libc6-i686 2.3.6-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i
-- debconf information:
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/initrd-2.6.16-1-k7:
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.16-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.16-1-k7:
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.16-1-k7: false
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.16-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk:
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.16-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.16-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.16-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.16-1-k7:
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/abort-install-2.6.16-1-k7:
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.16-1-k7:
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.16-1-k7:
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.16-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory:
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.16-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.16-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.16-1-k7:
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.16-1-k7: false
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.16-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.16-1-k7: true
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