> I am using a Toshiba Tecra M4. > These "codec" lines appear in the messages log during boot, but are > intermittent. I have no idea about their significance. Perhaps someone > could explain for me. > Aug 14 14:14:16 localhost kernel: ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team Aug 14 14:14:16 localhost kernel: ip_conntrack version 2.1 (4094 buckets, 32752 max) - 272 bytes per conntrack Aug 14 14:14:16 localhost kernel: cs: IO port probe 0xc00-0xcff: clean. Aug 14 14:14:16 localhost kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x800-0x8ff: clean. Aug 14 14:14:16 localhost kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x100-0x4ff: excluding 0x118-0x11f 0x300-0x307 0x310-0x31f 0x378-0x37f 0x3f0-0x3f7 0x4d0-0x4d7 Aug 14 14:14:16 localhost kernel: cs: IO port probe 0xa00-0xaff: clean. Aug 14 14:14:16 localhost kernel: codec_semaphore: semaphore is not ready [0x1][0x701300] Aug 14 14:14:16 localhost kernel: codec_write 1: semaphore is not ready for register 0x54 Aug 14 14:14:16 localhost kernel: codec_semaphore: semaphore is not ready [0x1][0x701300] Aug 14 14:14:16 localhost kernel: codec_write 1: semaphore is not ready for register 0x54 Aug 14 14:14:16 localhost kernel: codec_semaphore: semaphore is not ready [0x1][0x701300] Aug 14 14:14:16 localhost kernel: codec_write 1: semaphore is not ready for register 0x54 > Thanks > > DP >