Weird entries in /var/log/syslog

[Janne Jokitalo]

Jeffrey F. Bloss wrote:
> Janne Jokitalo wrote:
> 
>> Now, is there any way around this? I'd kinda not like syslog fill up
>> of these, but would like to monitor the state of my networking
>> though. I'll hit the google on this, now that I know what it is, but
>> suggestions are always welcome.
> 
> As I read it this is largely a 3Com issue, and not isolated to Ubuntu.

Right, this is unfortunate.

> My "ideal solution" would be to replace the NIC with something not 3Com
> of you can, mostly because NICs are just that cheap.

This would not be preferable, since I only have 3com cards spare. :) And
besides, they work fast and are reliable.

> I did see some discussion about a kernel patch, but I doubt it's worth 
> messing with custom kernels that will have to be re-patched and
> recompiled every update, unless you're *deeply* in love with your
> network monitor. ;)

Yes I found that too. But I'm not _that_ much in love with it, so I just
left it out.

> As far as Google goes, try "pci_set_power_state() syslog" minus the
> quotes. There's also this very short thread with a couple links in it...
> 
> http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=320969
> 
> Good hunting! 

Thanks once again! My hunt didn't reveal any more significant
information, so like I said I cut that part of system monitor off and if
I suspect trouble within networking, I can always use other tools to
debug the situation.

Cheers!


-- 
Jaska