Bug#431659: kbdrate causes kernel message: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0...
Package: kernel
Version: 2.6.8-3-686 and 2.6.18-4-686
Each time I run 'kbdrate' I get the following kernel message twice:
kernel: atkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program might be
trying access hardware directly.
This started happening pretty recently, and I *believe* right after
kernel upgrades, but I wasn't smart enough to write down the details at
the time. It happens on an old Dell PE500SC (2.6.18-4-686 Etch) and an
old Dell PE350 (2.6.8-3-686 Sarge). Both are using stock Debian kernels
and both really do have PS/2 keyboards and mice. I am not aware of any
BIOS settings related to USB keyboards on either machine, but I haven't
looked very hard either and I can't easily reboot them.
As far as I can tell, this does not cause any problems, other than the
mildly annoying kernel messages on the console and in the logs. I only
submit it here to get it into the record, since I was unable to find
anything to this effect in Google or the Debian Bug DB.
See also: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=357187
Later,
JP
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