Hi; Here [1] are the two different panics with 2.6.18 on vmware, its reproducable on every 4-5 reboot [same config/kernel in "2.6.18 Nasty Lockup" thread, so i CC'd to that thread's posters also] [1] http://cekirdek.pardus.org.tr/~caglar/2.6.18/ Cheers -- S.Çağlar Onur http://cekirdek.pardus.org.tr/~caglar/ Linux is like living in a teepee. No Windows, no Gates and an Apache in house!