While doing this on an 80gig ibm ide drive: dd if=/dev/cdrom of=cd.iso I got the following assertian failure Aug 9 14:43:27 budder kernel: Assertion failure in __journal_remove_journal_head() at journal.c:1733: "jh2bh(jh) == bh" Aug 9 14:43:27 budder kernel: kernel BUG at journal.c:1733! Aug 9 14:43:27 budder kernel: invalid operand: 0000 Aug 9 14:43:27 budder kernel: CPU: 0 Aug 9 14:43:27 budder kernel: EIP: 0010:[<c01635a4>] Tainted: P Aug 9 14:43:27 budder kernel: EFLAGS: 00013286 Aug 9 14:43:27 budder kernel: eax: 0000005d ebx: db89dbc0 ecx: df914000 edx: 00000000 Aug 9 14:43:27 budder kernel: esi: cf788740 edi: dd54c840 ebp: cf76b180 esp: df915e64 Aug 9 14:43:27 budder kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Aug 9 14:43:27 budder kernel: Process kjournald (pid: 77, stackpage=df915000) Aug 9 14:43:27 budder kernel: Stack: c02abfa0 c02ac7ef c02abf71 000006c5 c02ac81c cf788740 db89dfc0 c015f60a Aug 9 14:43:27 budder kernel: cf788740 db89dfc0 df93bc50 df93bc00 df93bc00 00000000 00000000 df915fd4 Aug 9 14:43:27 budder kernel: d1f6e940 df93bc94 df93bc50 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 cf51c7b0 Aug 9 14:43:27 budder kernel: Call Trace: [<c015f60a>] [<c0161d56>] [<c0161c20>] [<c0106f98>] Aug 9 14:43:27 budder kernel: Aug 9 14:43:27 budder kernel: Code: 0f 0b c5 06 71 bf 2a c0 83 c4 14 90 c7 46 40 00 00 00 00 c7 The partition was no longer accessable, and required a reboot to fix the journal for the partition recovered cleanly a forced fsck returned no errors, but froze after the summary printout after killing fsck, I was unable to mount the partition untill rebooting -------------------------------------- cpuinfo: rocessor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 6 model : 6 model name : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1600+ stepping : 2 cpu MHz : 1400.091 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow bogomips : 2791.83 system: Linux budder 2.4.19 #3 Fri Aug 9 12:16:21 EDT 2002 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux Gnu C 2.95.4 Gnu make 3.79.1 util-linux 2.11n mount 2.11n modutils 2.4.15 e2fsprogs 1.27 Linux C Library x 2 root root 1153784 Apr 28 05:57 /lib/libc.so.6 Dynamic linker (ldd) 2.2.5 Procps 2.0.7 Net-tools 1.60 Console-tools 0.2.3 Sh-utils 2.0.12 Modules Loaded NVdriver lspci: 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8367 [KT266] Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 8 Region 0: Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] Capabilities: <available only to root> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8367 [KT266 AGP] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR+ Latency: 0 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0 I/O behind bridge: 0000f000-00000fff Memory behind bridge: e0000000-e1ffffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: d8000000-dfffffff BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA+ VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- Capabilities: <available only to root> 00:09.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (rev 30) Subsystem: 3Com Corporation 3C905B Fast Etherlink XL 10/100 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32 (2500ns min, 2500ns max), cache line size 08 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10 Region 0: I/O ports at d000 [size=128] Region 1: Memory at e3000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128] Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: <available only to root> 00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (rev 30) Subsystem: 3Com Corporation 3C905B Fast Etherlink XL 10/100 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32 (2500ns min, 2500ns max), cache line size 08 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 Region 0: I/O ports at d400 [size=128] Region 1: Memory at e3001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128] Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: <available only to root> 00:0b.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 06) Subsystem: Creative Labs CT4832 SBLive! Value Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32 (500ns min, 5000ns max) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10 Region 0: I/O ports at d800 [size=32] Capabilities: <available only to root> 00:0b.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! (rev 06) Subsystem: Creative Labs Gameport Joystick Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32 Region 0: I/O ports at dc00 [size=8] Capabilities: <available only to root> 00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3147 Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3147 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 Capabilities: <available only to root> 00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. Bus Master IDE (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP]) Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. Bus Master IDE Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 0 Region 4: I/O ports at e000 [size=16] Capabilities: <available only to root> 00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. UHCI USB (rev 23) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) Subsystem: Unknown device 0925:1234 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32, cache line size 08 Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 10 Region 4: I/O ports at e400 [size=32] Capabilities: <available only to root> 00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. UHCI USB (rev 23) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) Subsystem: Unknown device 0925:1234 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32, cache line size 08 Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 10 Region 4: I/O ports at e800 [size=32] Capabilities: <available only to root> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV15 (GeForce2 Pro) (rev a3) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) Subsystem: VISIONTEK: Unknown device 002e Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 248 (1250ns min, 250ns max) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 Region 0: Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Region 1: Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K] Capabilities: <available only to root>