After I installed 2.4.3, my system would seemingly randomly hadn, about once a day. It hung at least 3 times, but it looks like theres only entries in my syslog for 2 of those times, my system is an AMD Thununderbird 1Ghz, 256MB RAM, VIA KX133A chipset (Abit KT7A), if there's any other info you need let me know, and please CC me any responses, I'm not subscribed to the list. I'm not exactly up on kernel internals, and I can't really provide any info about what could have caused it. Here's what showed up in my syslog: Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 00001030 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: printing eip: Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: c01343a6 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: *pde = 00000000 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Oops: 0002 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: CPU: 0 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: EIP: 0010:[try_to_free_buffers+150/816] Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: EFLAGS: 00210206 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: eax: 00001000 ebx: c9fb19c0 ecx: 00000000 edx: cfd5d740 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: esi: c9fb19c0 edi: c9fb19c0 ebp: 00000000 esp: c1479f54 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Process bdflush (pid: 5, stackpage=c1479000) Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Stack: 00000000 00000003 c1479f88 ceff87c0 00000008 00000000 00000001 00200213 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: 00000001 000001de c012ad43 00000000 c1073490 00000000 00000007 c0129e27 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: c1073490 00000000 00000000 00000004 00000000 00000001 00002f99 00000000 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Call Trace: [free_shortage+35/208] [page_launder+871/2208] [bdflush+140/288] [init+0/384] [init+0/384] [kernel_thread+38/48] [bdflush+0/288] Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Code: 89 50 30 8b 53 30 8b 03 89 02 c7 43 30 00 00 00 00 8b 53 24 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: kernel BUG at exit.c:458! Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: invalid operand: 0000 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: CPU: 0 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: EIP: 0010:[do_exit+512/528] Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: EFLAGS: 00010282 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: eax: 0000001a ebx: 00000000 ecx: 00000001 edx: c0256308 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: esi: c1478000 edi: 0000000b ebp: c0218880 esp: c1479e40 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Process bdflush (pid: 5, stackpage=c1479000) Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Stack: c0219c05 c0219c9c 000001ca c0218880 c01077a9 c02145e1 c021472d 00000000 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: 00000002 00001030 c0110858 0000000b c1479f20 00000002 00000000 c1478000 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: c1478000 c147200c 00000047 00030001 c02cb620 c1473000 00000001 c02cb7b4 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Call Trace: [die+57/80] [do_page_fault+824/1056] [__make_request+311/1680] [__make_request+616/1680] [__make_request+640/1680] [ide_do_request+675/752] [do_page_fault+0/1056] Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: [error_code+52/60] [try_to_free_buffers+150/816] [free_shortage+35/208] [page_launder+871/2208] [bdflush+140/288] [init+0/384] [init+0/384] [kernel_thread+38/48] Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: [bdflush+0/288] Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Code: 0f 0b 83 c4 0c e9 57 fe ff ff 8d b6 00 00 00 00 55 57 56 53 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: kernel BUG at exit.c:458! Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: invalid operand: 0000 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: CPU: 0 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: EIP: 0010:[do_exit+512/528] Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: EFLAGS: 00013282 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: eax: 0000001a ebx: 00000000 ecx: 00000001 edx: c0256308 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: esi: c1478000 edi: 0000000b ebp: c0218880 esp: c1479d18 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Process bdflush (pid: 5, stackpage=c1479000) Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Stack: c0219c05 c0219c9c 000001ca c1479e0c 00000000 c0107ab0 c0218880 c1479e0c Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: 00000000 c0107ab0 c0107b62 0000000b c024ab80 30000000 00000000 c1479d64 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: 00000000 c1479d6c 00000000 c1479d74 ffffffff c024ab80 20000000 00343538 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Call Trace: [do_invalid_op+0/192] [do_invalid_op+0/192] [do_invalid_op+178/192] [do_exit+512/528] [do_notify_parent+197/224] [vsprintf+908/960] [error_code+52/60] Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: [do_exit+512/528] [die+57/80] [do_page_fault+824/1056] [__make_request+311/1680] [__make_request+616/1680] [__make_request+640/1680] [ide_do_request+675/752] [do_page_fault+0/1056] Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: [error_code+52/60] [try_to_free_buffers+150/816] [free_shortage+35/208] [page_launder+871/2208] [bdflush+140/288] [init+0/384] [init+0/384] [kernel_thread+38/48] Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: [bdflush+0/288] Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Code: 0f 0b 83 c4 0c e9 57 fe ff ff 8d b6 00 00 00 00 55 57 56 53 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: kernel BUG at exit.c:458! Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: invalid operand: 0000 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: CPU: 0 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: EIP: 0010:[do_exit+512/528] Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: EFLAGS: 00210282 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: eax: 0000001a ebx: 00000000 ecx: 00000001 edx: c0256308 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: esi: c1478000 edi: 0000000b ebp: c0218880 esp: c1479bf0 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Process bdflush (pid: 5, stackpage=c1479000) Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Stack: c0219c05 c0219c9c 000001ca c0218880 00000001 00000018 00000018 c1479ce4 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: 00000000 c0107ab0 c0107b62 0000000b 30000000 34376530 63303133 c024ab80 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: 30000000 00000000 00000000 c1479c4c ffffffff c024ab80 20000000 00343538 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Call Trace: [do_invalid_op+0/192] [do_invalid_op+178/192] [do_exit+512/528] [do_notify_parent+197/224] [vsprintf+908/960] [error_code+52/60] [do_exit+512/528] Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: [do_invalid_op+0/192] [do_invalid_op+0/192] [do_invalid_op+178/192] [do_exit+512/528] [do_notify_parent+197/224] [vsprintf+908/960] [error_code+52/60] [do_exit+512/528] Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: [die+57/80] [do_page_fault+824/1056] [__make_request+311/1680] [__make_request+616/1680] [__make_request+640/1680] [ide_do_request+675/752] [do_page_fault+0/1056] [error_code+52/60] Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: [try_to_free_buffers+150/816] [free_shortage+35/208] [page_launder+871/2208] [bdflush+140/288] [init+0/384] [init+0/384] [kernel_thread+38/48] [bdflush+0/288] Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: Code: 0f 0b 83 c4 0c e9 57 fe ff ff 8d b6 00 00 00 00 55 57 56 53 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: kernel BUG at exit.c:458! Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: invalid operand: 0000 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: CPU: 0 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: EIP: 0010:[do_exit+512/528] Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: EFLAGS: 00210286 Apr 1 08:05:00 chutz kernel: eax: 0000001a ebx: 00000000 ecx: fffffffd edx: cf547f5c Apr 1 19:46:00 chutz syslogd 1.3-3: restart. *snip* Apr 4 17:07:02 chutz kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address f000e83c Apr 4 17:07:02 chutz kernel: printing eip: Apr 4 17:07:02 chutz kernel: c0134538 Apr 4 17:07:02 chutz kernel: *pde = 00000000 Apr 4 17:07:02 chutz kernel: Oops: 0000 Apr 4 17:07:02 chutz kernel: CPU: 0 Apr 4 17:07:02 chutz kernel: EIP: 0010:[try_to_free_buffers+552/816] Apr 4 17:07:02 chutz kernel: EFLAGS: 00010202 Apr 4 17:07:02 chutz kernel: eax: f000e814 ebx: 00000001 ecx: 00000001 edx: f000e814 Apr 4 17:07:02 chutz kernel: esi: f000e814 edi: c19f50c0 ebp: 00000001 esp: c147df04 Apr 4 17:07:02 chutz kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Apr 4 16:10:16 chutz syslogd 1.3-3: restart. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/