Hi, The following error message appeared in syslog while the filesharing client overnet was running and writing to the disk. I first only noticed that suddenly Opera was frozen and no new terminals could be started. Regards W. Pichler syslog Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000e Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: printing eip: Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: c01523c6 Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: *pde = 00000000 Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: Oops: 0000 Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: CPU: 0 Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: EIP: 0010:[ext3_do_update_inode+738/912] Not tainted Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: EFLAGS: 00010246 Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: eax: 07f78000 ebx: c0a6fae0 ecx: 0000000e edx: 00000000 Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: esi: c37a4da8 edi: c0a6f9c0 ebp: 0000027c esp: c3cdbe9c Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: Process overnet_s_45 (pid: 2130, stackpage=c3cdb000) Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: Stack: c3cdbef8 00000000 c3ad8de0 0000027c 00000000 c3b68920 c3ad8de0 c3b68920 Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: c3cdbef8 c0a6f9c0 c0152701 c3ad8de0 c0a6f9c0 c3cdbef8 c3cdbef8 c0a6f9c0 Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: c0152809 c3ad8de0 c0a6f9c0 c3cdbef8 00000000 c3ad8de0 c0a6f9c0 c3b68920 Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: Call Trace: [ext3_mark_iloc_dirty+33/80] [ext3_mark_inode_dirty+41/52] [ext3_dirty_inode+195/260] [__mark_inode_dirty+46/140] [generic_file_write+828/1824] Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: [ext3_file_write+34/156] [sys_write+150/240] [system_call+51/64] Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: Jun 15 13:15:34 pc kernel: Code: 8b 04 11 89 04 16 83 c2 04 49 79 f4 8b 44 24 14 50 8b 44 24 cat /proc/version Linux version 2.4.21 (root@pc) (gcc version 2.95.4 (Debian prerelease)) #2 Sam Jun 14 15:15:37 CEST 2003 cat /proc/modules pppoe 6752 0 (autoclean) pppox 1208 1 (autoclean) [pppoe] ppp_generic 15308 0 (autoclean) [pppoe pppox] slhc 4544 0 (autoclean) [ppp_generic] 8139too 13696 0 (autoclean) mii 2288 0 (autoclean) [8139too] snd-mixer-oss 4672 0 (autoclean) hfs 74176 0 (unused) ide-floppy 11712 0 ide-scsi 7648 0 scsi_mod 83464 1 [ide-scsi] snd-seq-midi 3008 0 (autoclean) (unused) snd-card-via686a 6688 0 (autoclean) snd-pcm 29184 0 (autoclean) [snd-card-via686a] snd-ac97-codec 23200 0 (autoclean) [snd-card-via686a] snd-mixer 22824 0 (autoclean) [snd-mixer-oss snd-ac97-codec] snd-mpu401-uart 2256 0 (autoclean) [snd-card-via686a] snd-rawmidi 9632 0 (autoclean) [snd-seq-midi snd-mpu401-uart] snd-seq-oss 23040 0 (unused) snd-seq-midi-event 2880 0 [snd-seq-midi snd-seq-oss] snd-seq 37584 0 [snd-seq-midi snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi-event] snd-timer 8000 0 [snd-pcm snd-seq] snd-seq-device 3740 0 [snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-seq-oss snd-seq] snd 31136 1 [snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-midi snd-card-via686a snd-pcm snd-ac97-codec snd-mixer snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device] soundcore 3492 5 [snd] vfat 9308 0 (unused) fat 29368 0 [vfat] lspci -vvv 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8501 [Apollo MVP4] (rev 02) 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: Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M] Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0 Status: RQ=7 SBA+ 64bit- FW- Rate=x1,x2 Command: RQ=0 SBA- AGP- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8501 [Apollo MVP4 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: e4000000-e7ffffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: fff00000-000fffff BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA+ VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- 00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 14) Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686/A PCI to ISA Bridge 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 00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. Bus Master IDE (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP]) 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 4: I/O ports at d000 [size=16] 00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. UHCI USB (rev 06) (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 d400 [size=32] 00:07.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 10) 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- Interrupt: pin ? routed to IRQ 9 00:07.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC97 Audio Controller (rev 12) 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- Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 11 Region 0: I/O ports at dc00 [size=256] Region 1: I/O ports at e000 [size=4] 00:08.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139 (rev 10) Subsystem: Allied Telesyn International: Unknown device 2503 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 (8000ns min, 16000ns max) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 9 Region 0: I/O ports at e400 [size=256] Region 1: Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Trident Microsystems CyberBlade/i7 (rev 5b) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) Subsystem: Trident Microsystems CyberBlade i7 AGP 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 11 Region 0: Memory at e5800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8M] Region 1: Memory at e6000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K] Region 2: Memory at e5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8M] Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K] Capabilities: [80] AGP version 1.0 Status: RQ=32 SBA+ 64bit- FW- Rate=x1,x2 Command: RQ=0 SBA- AGP- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none> Capabilities: [90] Power Management version 1 Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 5 model : 8 model name : AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor stepping : 12 cpu MHz : 451.035 cache size : 64 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 pse tsc msr mce cx8 pge mmx syscall 3dnow k6_mtrr bogomips : 897.84 _______________________________________________ Ext3-users@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users