The following is a (modified version of a) message that I sent
	yesterday, but that haven't reached the list for some
	reason. If it appears duplicated, then, please, I apologize.

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	Dear People,

	I have a friend with a computer running a vanilla Linux 2.2.19
	that is a bit unstable nowadays.

	It is a mailserver running qmail, bind and some other (light)
	services (almost always with a 0.0 load) and it was rock solid
	until some weeks ago, when it started hanging and being
	unstable with kernel panics. According to my friend, it is now
	hanging everyday.

	I went there and saw an old log with an Oops on it and got to
	grab everything I could think of that could be helpful,
	including a decoded Oops.

	I suspect that the problem may have something to do with the
	SCSI interface, since I've tried to configure a kernel 2.2.19
	with the same interface/driver on a customer and it spilled
	some scary messages, even though kernel 2.2.18 runs rock solid
	without any problems. These two problems may be related
	somehow.

	Getting back to the first (and more critical computer), here
	is every piece of information that I have now (but I may get
	further information after Thursday, if necessary).

	Attached to this message are the results that I have.
	Unfortunately, I don't have the config options used to compile
	the kernel. Are they strictly necessary? If so, I think that I
	can get them, but I'm not sure.

	Also I guess that the chain of 3 Oopsen that are shown above
	may be just one real oops and the others be a consequence of
	the first one.

	Do the pre-2.2.20 kernels correct this or should I give Alan
	more details about this?

	Please, help me. Any help is very much appreciated.


	Thank you very much in advance, Roger...

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  Rogério Brito -- Treinamento e Consultoria Especializados em Unix
  e-mail: linuxsup@ig.com.br -- Homepage: www.geocities.com/rtbrito
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