>This isn't really a NetBSD question, but this group may know the
>answer to this anyway.  I have been seeing "stray interrupt 7"
>messages on my PC when I access tty02 and tty03 (PC COM3 and COM4).  I
[...]

If I remember right, I believe this is a sign that something in your
system is asserting an interrupt, but isn't holding it long enough for
the PIC to tell you which interrupt it is.  If that is the case, it
sounds like it would be one of your cards (serial card?), rather than
your motherboard.

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  Michael L. VanLoon                           michaelv@MindBender.serv.net
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