Here is another one. This one was with the -1.667 non SMP kernel. Note the xml issues. I installed the updated xml packages this morning via up2date. Nov 11 10:48:47 localhost cups-config-daemon: cups-config-daemon startup succeeded Nov 11 10:48:47 localhost haldaemon: haldaemon startup succeeded Nov 11 10:48:48 localhost fstab-sync[3253]: removed all generated mount points Nov 11 10:48:49 localhost fstab-sync[3288]: added mount point /media/cdrecorder for /dev/scd0 Nov 11 10:49:13 localhost kernel: synaptics: using relaxed packet validation <snip> Nov 11 10:50:50 localhost kernel: hdc: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy } Nov 11 10:50:50 localhost kernel: hdc: irq timeout: error=0xd0LastFailedSense 0x0d Nov 11 10:50:50 localhost kernel: hdc: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest } Nov 11 10:50:50 localhost kernel: hdc: status error: error=0x00 Nov 11 10:50:50 localhost kernel: hdc: drive not ready for command Nov 11 10:50:50 localhost kernel: hdc: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest } Nov 11 10:50:50 localhost kernel: hdc: status error: error=0x00 Nov 11 10:50:50 localhost kernel: hdc: drive not ready for command Nov 11 10:50:50 localhost kernel: hdc: status timeout: status=0xd8 { Busy } Nov 11 10:50:50 localhost kernel: hdc: status timeout: error=0xd8MediaChangeRequested LastFailedSense 0x0d Nov 11 10:50:50 localhost kernel: hdc: drive not ready for command Nov 11 10:50:50 localhost kernel: ide-scsi: No active request in idescsi_eh_reset Nov 11 10:50:51 localhost kernel: scsi: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery: host 0 channel 0 id 0 lun 0 Nov 11 10:50:51 localhost kernel: SCSI error : <0 0 0 0> return code = 0x2 Nov 11 10:50:51 localhost kernel: scsi0 (0:0): rejecting I/O to offline device Nov 11 10:50:52 localhost last message repeated 141 times Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000008 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: printing eip: Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: 42b1d6f8 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: *pde = 00000000 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: Oops: 0000 [#1] Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: Modules linked in: parport_pc lp parport autofs4 i2c_dev i2c_core sunrpc ds ipt_REJECT ipt_state ip_conntrack iptable_filter ip_tables sr_mod ide_scsi scsi_mod dm_mod button battery ac md5 ipv6 joydev ohci1394 ieee1394 yenta_socket pcmcia_core uhci_hcd ehci_hcd hw_random snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_timer snd_page_alloc gameport snd_mpu401_uart snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device snd soundcore 8139too mii ndiswrapper(U) ext3 jbd Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: CPU: 0 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: EIP: 0060:[<42b1d6f8>] Not tainted VLI Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: EFLAGS: 00010287 (2.6.9-1.667) Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: EIP is at sr_block_ioctl+0x22/0x4d [sr_mod] Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: eax: 39ed6c00 ebx: 00002285 ecx: 08daf9a0 edx: 00000000 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: esi: 039b6114 edi: 32124480 ebp: 39ed6c00 esp: 32888f58 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: ds: 007b es: 007b ss: 0068 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: Process grip (pid: 3704, threadinfo=32888000 task=33332770) Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: Stack: 00002285 08daf9a0 42b21080 0224a8ca 08daf9a0 32124480 039b6114 41696080 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: 00057000 02353a80 00002285 32124480 ffffffe7 0216f83e 08daf9a0 0217a147 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: 08daf9a0 03a332c4 00000003 00000022 32888fc0 00000006 32888fc4 00000930 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: Call Trace: Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<0224a8ca>] blkdev_ioctl+0x34e/0x35b Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<0216f83e>] block_ioctl+0x11/0x13 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<0217a147>] sys_ioctl+0x296/0x337 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: Code: <3>Debug: sleeping function called from invalid context at include/linux/rwsem.h:43 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: in_atomic():0[expected: 0], irqs_disabled():1 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<0211c8b9>] __might_sleep+0x7d/0x88 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<0215e27e>] rw_vm+0x216/0x482 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<42b1d6cd>] sr_block_release +0x65/0x6e [sr_mod] Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<42b1d6cd>] sr_block_release +0x65/0x6e [sr_mod] Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<0215e9d0>] get_user_size+0x30/0x57 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<42b1d6cd>] sr_block_release +0x65/0x6e [sr_mod] Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<0210682b>] show_registers +0x109/0x15e Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<02106a2f>] die+0x14a/0x241 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<0211937e>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x511 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<0211937e>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x511 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<02119733>] do_page_fault +0x3b5/0x511 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<42b1d6f8>] sr_block_ioctl+0x22/0x4d [sr_mod] Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<02153c78>] handle_mm_fault +0xe4/0x21e Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<0211953a>] do_page_fault +0x1bc/0x511 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<0211937e>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x511 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<42b1d6f8>] sr_block_ioctl+0x22/0x4d [sr_mod] Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<0224a8ca>] blkdev_ioctl+0x34e/0x35b Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<0216f83e>] block_ioctl+0x11/0x13 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: [<0217a147>] sys_ioctl+0x296/0x337 Nov 11 10:50:53 localhost kernel: Bad EIP value. Nov 11 10:52:09 localhost ntpd[2671]: synchronized to 128.208.109.7, stratum 3 Nov 11 10:54:20 localhost ntpd[2671]: synchronized to 80.253.108.112, stratum 2 Nov 11 10:54:20 localhost ntpd[2671]: kernel time sync disabled 0041 On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 10:54 -0700, Kim Lux wrote: > Thanks for your reply, Alan, and your tireless effort with Linux. > > What did you mean by: > > > And that below is a bug > > > > > Nov 11 10:28:49 localhost > > kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer > > > dereference at virtual address 00000008 > > > > which shouldnt have occurred but was triggered by what appears to be broken > > hardware > > How should I proceed ? Do you want me to log this in bugzilla ? Under > what ? kernel ? grip ? cdrom ? scsi-ide ? > > > BTW: I can crash my machine at will with grip. > > -- > Kim Lux (Mr.) Diesel Research Inc > -- Kim Lux (Mr.) Diesel Research Inc