Just like the first time after the kernel crashed, i pressed ctrl-alt-del, then another oops-message appeared. After that i could only switch the system off. Reboot with the same result --> power off. Switching on again (3rd time) --> system boots!!! But again the kernel says at ide2, ide3 and ide4: Bios settings: hde:pio. Now, when i boot next time the Bios settings will be dma again. Best regards, Oliver Poths - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/