x86_64 dual, gcc version 4.2.2 (SUSE Linux). ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at include/linux/scatterlist.h:50! invalid opcode: 0000 [1] SMP CPU 1 Modules linked in: ub crc_itu_t hwmon cdrom soundcore v4l1_compat videobuf_core btcx_risc ff_memless floppy sg forcedeth ehci_hcd ohci_hcd sd_mod usbcore jfs edd ext3 mbcache jbd fan pata_jmicron ahci sata_nv pata_amd libata scsi_mod thermal processor Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.24-rc1-smp #1 RIP: 0010:[] [] :ub:ub_state_sense+0x9a/0x169 RSP: 0018:ffff810100697e60 EFLAGS: 00010093 RAX: 0000000087654321 RBX: ffff810105d55000 RCX: ffff81011f975540 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff81011f975540 RBP: ffff810105d51000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff810105d55098 R10: ffff810001c319b8 R11: 0000000000000286 R12: ffff810105d55098 R13: ffff810105d55260 R14: ffff810105d55278 R15: ffff810105d55298 FS: 00002afb8597c6f0(0000) GS:ffff810100001800(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0018 ES: 0018 CR0: 000000008005003b CR2: 00002afb8548200f CR3: 000000010615b000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Process swapper (pid: 0, threadinfo ffff810100690000, task ffff810100689160) Stack: 0000000000000001 ffff810105d55000 ffff810105d51000 0000000000000000 ffff810105d55260 ffffffff881f4d43 ffff810105919998 ffff810105d553a0 ffff810105d553af ffff810105d55348 0000000000000286 ffff810105d55058 Call Trace: [] :ub:ub_scsi_action+0x1e3/0x214 [] tasklet_action+0x54/0x97 [] __do_softirq+0x65/0xce [] call_softirq+0x1c/0x28 [] do_softirq+0x2c/0x7d [] irq_exit+0x3f/0x84 [] do_IRQ+0x13e/0x15f [] default_idle+0x0/0x3d [] default_idle+0x0/0x3d [] ret_from_intr+0x0/0xa [] default_idle+0x29/0x3d [] cpu_idle+0x93/0xbb Code: 0f 0b eb fe 83 e2 03 44 89 e8 c7 83 f4 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 RIP [] :ub:ub_state_sense+0x9a/0x169 RSP Kernel panic - not syncing: Aiee, killing interrupt handler! Unable to handle kernel paging request at ffff810100697b20 RIP: [] PGD 8063 PUD d063 PMD 80000001006001e3 Oops: 0011 [2] SMP CPU 1 Modules linked in: ub crc_itu_t hwmon cdrom soundcore v4l1_compat videobuf_core btcx_risc ff_memless floppy sg forcedeth ehci_hcd ohci_hcd sd_mod usbcore jfs edd ext3 mbcache jbd fan pata_jmicron ahci sata_nv pata_amd libata scsi_mod thermal processor Pid: 0, comm: swapper Tainted: G D 2.6.24-rc1-smp #1 RIP: 0010:[] [] RSP: 0018:ffff810100697af0 EFLAGS: 00010046 RAX: ffff810001042590 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000001 RDX: ffff810100001800 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffff810100697b20 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: ffff810100689160 R11: 0000000000006e7d R12: ffff810100697b20 R13: 0000000000689160 R14: ffff810105d55278 R15: ffff810105d55298 FS: 00002afb8597c6f0(0000) GS:ffff810100001800(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0018 ES: 0018 CR0: 000000008005003b CR2: ffff810100697b20 CR3: 000000010615b000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Process swapper (pid: 0, threadinfo ffff810100690000, task ffff810100689160) Stack: ffffffff8021b9f1 ffffffff804dc7d3 0000000000000046 ffffffff804d70f6 ffffffff8020ca86 ffff810100697b20 0000000000000000 0000000000006e7e ffff810100689160 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 ffffffff8038c5ee Call Trace: [] smp_call_function_interrupt+0x40/0x67 [] call_function_interrupt+0x66/0x70 [] i8042_panic_blink+0x0/0x13a [] panic+0x11c/0x13e [] panic+0xa9/0x13e [] printk_address+0xb1/0xba [] do_exit+0x86/0x7fb [] do_unblank_screen+0x1b/0x12f [] kernel_math_error+0x0/0x71 [] do_invalid_op+0x85/0x8f [] :ub:ub_state_sense+0x9a/0x169 [] _spin_lock_irqsave+0x9/0xe [] :ub:ub_complete+0x16/0x28 [] _spin_lock_irqsave+0x9/0xe [] error_exit+0x0/0x51 [] :ub:ub_state_sense+0x9a/0x169 [] :ub:ub_scsi_action+0x1e3/0x214 [] tasklet_action+0x54/0x97 [] __do_softirq+0x65/0xce [] call_softirq+0x1c/0x28 [] do_softirq+0x2c/0x7d [] irq_exit+0x3f/0x84 [] do_IRQ+0x13e/0x15f [] default_idle+0x0/0x3d [] default_idle+0x0/0x3d [] ret_from_intr+0x0/0xa [] default_idle+0x29/0x3d [] cpu_idle+0x93/0xbb Code: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7e 6e 00 00 00 00 00 00 60 91 68 00 RIP [] RSP CR2: ffff810100697b20 Kernel panic - not syncing: Aiee, killing interrupt handler! Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Specialist, Cricket Coach Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks