This is the 5th attempt to email you!  I keep being Greylisted!  I've 
extracted the minimal info from a zip which may be failing.

I've had to send it from my personal Tiscali account.

Regards
Martin

[1.] One line summary of the problem:    

        System crashed the night of Monday Nov 12 at 22:01 

[2.] Full description of the problem/report:

        There is a cronjob at that time

        00 22 * * * . /usr/local/bin/backup_RCP_CVSROOT.sh > 
/usr/local/bin/cvs_backup.log 2>&1

[3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel):

        kernel

[4.] Kernel version (from /proc/version):

        Linux version 2.4.9-e.38smp ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc 
version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.2 2.96-124.7.2)) #1 SMP Wed Feb 
11 00:09:01 EST 2004

[5.] Output of Oops.. message (if applicable) with symbolic 
information resolved (see Documentation/oops-tracing.txt)

        NO OOPS'ES !

                vi ./usr/src/linux-2.4.9-e.3/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt     
        
                        will investigate ... not ... intuitive at first read!

[6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the 
problem (if possible)

        N/A

[7.] Environment

        Er ... a Dell box I think!

[7.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here)

[EMAIL PROTECTED] /]# sh ./usr/src/linux-2.4.9-e.3/scripts/ver_linux

If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version.

Compare to the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes.

Linux pleco.investmaster.com 2.4.9-e.38smp #1 SMP Wed Feb 11 00:09:01 
EST 2004 i686 unknown

Gnu C                  2.96
Gnu make               3.79.1
binutils               2.11.90.0.8
util-linux             2.11f
mount                  2.11g
modutils               2.4.13
e2fsprogs              1.26
reiserfsprogs          3.x.0j
PPP                    2.4.1
isdn4k-utils           3.1pre1
Linux C Library        2.2.4
Dynamic linker (ldd)   2.2.4
Procps                 2.0.7
Net-tools              1.60
Console-tools          0.3.3
Sh-utils               2.0.11
Modules Loaded         soundcore ide-tape lp parport sr_mod ide-cd 
cdrom sg esm autofs nfs lockd sunrpc ppp_async ppp_generic slhc tg3 
ipchains st usb-ohci usbcore ext3 jbd aic7xxx sd_mod scsi_mod

[7.2.] Processor information (from vi /proc/cpuinfo):

processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 15
model           : 2
model name      : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.40GHz
stepping        : 9
cpu MHz         : 2386.846
cache size      : 512 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 2
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge 
mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm
bogomips        : 4757.91

processor       : 1
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 15
model           : 2
model name      : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.40GHz
stepping        : 9
cpu MHz         : 2386.846
cache size      : 512 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 2
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge 
mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm
bogomips        : 4771.02

processor       : 2
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 15
model           : 2
model name      : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.40GHz
stepping        : 9
cpu MHz         : 2386.846
cache size      : 512 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 2
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge 
mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm
bogomips        : 4771.02

processor       : 3
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 15
model           : 2
model name      : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.40GHz
stepping        : 9
cpu MHz         : 2386.846
cache size      : 512 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 2
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge 
mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm
bogomips        : 4771.02

[7.3.] Module information (from vi /proc/modules):

soundcore               7940   0 (autoclean)
ide-tape               61120   0 (autoclean)
lp                      8192   0 (autoclean)
parport                38144   0 (autoclean) [lp]
sr_mod                 17560   0 (autoclean) (unused)
ide-cd                 35296   0 (autoclean)
cdrom                  35520   0 (autoclean) [sr_mod ide-cd]
sg                     35076   0 (autoclean)
esm                    84239   1
autofs                 13796   0 (autoclean) (unused)
nfs                    98592   2 (autoclean)
lockd                  61184   1 (autoclean) [nfs]
sunrpc                 84432   1 (autoclean) [nfs lockd]
ppp_async               8480   1
ppp_generic            26664   3 [ppp_async]
slhc                    6776   0 [ppp_generic]
tg3                    50528   1
ipchains               47760   0
st                     30548   0
usb-ohci               23456   0 (unused)
usbcore                68864   1 [usb-ohci]
ext3                   70944   4
jbd                    55444   4 [ext3]
aic7xxx               127200   5
sd_mod                 13920   5
scsi_mod              126812   5 [sr_mod sg st aic7xxx sd_mod]

[7.4.] Loaded driver and hardware information (vi /proc/ioports, vi 
/proc/iomem)

0000-001f : dma1
0020-003f : pic1
0040-005f : timer
0060-006f : keyboard
0070-007f : rtc
0080-008f : dma page reg
00a0-00bf : pic2
00c0-00df : dma2
00f0-00ff : fpu
01f0-01f7 : ide0
02f8-02ff : serial(auto)
03c0-03df : vga+
03f6-03f6 : ide0
03f8-03ff : serial(auto)
08b0-08bf : ServerWorks CSB5 IDE Controller
08c0-08c7 : ServerWorks CSB5 IDE Controller
08c8-08cb : ServerWorks CSB5 IDE Controller
08d0-08d7 : ServerWorks CSB5 IDE Controller
08d8-08db : ServerWorks CSB5 IDE Controller
0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1
a000-afff : PCI Bus #05
  a800-a8ff : Adaptec 7899P (#2)
    a800-a8fe : aic7xxx
  ac00-acff : Adaptec 7899P
    ac00-acfe : aic7xxx
d800-d8ff : Adaptec 7899A (#2)
  d800-d8fe : aic7xxx
dc00-dcff : Adaptec 7899A
  dc00-dcfe : aic7xxx
e800-e8ff : ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL
ec80-ecbf : Dell Computer Corporation PowerEdge Expandable RAID 
Controller 3/Di
  ec80-ec87 : serial(set)
ece8-ecef : PCI device 1028:000c (Dell Computer Corporation)
ecf4-ecf7 : PCI device 1028:000d (Dell Computer Corporation)
ecf8-ecff : PCI device 1028:000c (Dell Computer Corporation)

[7.5.] PCI information ('lspci -vvv' as root)

00:00.0 Host bridge: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0014 (rev 33)
        Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- 
ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- 
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

00:00.1 Host bridge: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0014
        Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- 
ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- 
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

00:00.2 Host bridge: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0014
        Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- 
ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- 
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

00:04.0 Class ff00: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 000c
        Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 000c
        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 10
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
        Region 0: Memory at feb80000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Region 1: I/O ports at ecf8 [size=8]
        Region 2: I/O ports at ece8 [size=8]
        Expansion ROM at fe000000 [disabled] [size=64K]
        Capabilities: [48] 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-

00:04.1 Class ff00: Dell Computer Corporation PowerEdge Expandable 
RAID Controller 3/Di
        Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation PowerEdge Expandable RAID 
Controller 3/Di
        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 B routed to IRQ 23
        Region 0: Memory at fe102000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) 
[size=4K]
        Region 1: I/O ports at ec80 [size=64]
        Region 2: Memory at feb00000 (32-bit, prefetchable) 
[size=512K]
        Capabilities: [48] 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-

00:04.2 Class ff00: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 000d
        Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 000d
        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 27
        Region 0: I/O ports at ecf4 [size=4]
        Capabilities: [48] 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-

00:0e.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev 
27) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
        Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0121
        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 (2000ns min), cache line size 10
        Region 0: Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) 
[size=16M]
        Region 1: I/O ports at e800 [size=256]
        Region 2: Memory at fe101000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) 
[size=4K]
        Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [5c] 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-

00:0f.0 Host bridge: ServerWorks CSB5 South Bridge (rev 93)
        Subsystem: ServerWorks CSB5 South 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: 32

00:0f.1 IDE interface: ServerWorks CSB5 IDE Controller (rev 93) (prog-
if 82 [Master PriP])
        Subsystem: ServerWorks CSB5 IDE Controller
        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: 64
        Region 0: I/O ports at 08c0 [size=8]
        Region 1: I/O ports at 08c8 [size=4]
        Region 2: I/O ports at 08d0 [size=8]
        Region 3: I/O ports at 08d8 [size=4]
        Region 4: I/O ports at 08b0 [size=16]

00:0f.2 USB Controller: ServerWorks OSB4/CSB5 OHCI USB Controller (rev 
05) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
        Subsystem: ServerWorks OSB4/CSB5 OHCI USB Controller
        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 (20000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5
        Region 0: Memory at fe100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) 
[size=4K]

00:0f.3 ISA bridge: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0225
        Subsystem: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0230
        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

00:10.0 Host bridge: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0101 (rev 05)
        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-
        Capabilities: [60] PCI-X non-bridge device.
                Command: DPERE- ERO- RBC=0 OST=4
                Status: Bus=0 Dev=0 Func=0 64bit- 133MHz- SCD- USC-, 
DC=simple, DMMRBC=0, DMOST=0, DMCRS=0, RSCEM-

00:10.2 Host bridge: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0101 (rev 05)
        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-
        Capabilities: [60] PCI-X non-bridge device.
                Command: DPERE- ERO- RBC=0 OST=4
                Status: Bus=0 Dev=0 Func=0 64bit- 133MHz- SCD- USC-, 
DC=simple, DMMRBC=0, DMOST=0, DMCRS=0, RSCEM-

00:11.0 Host bridge: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0101 (rev 05)
        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-
        Capabilities: [60] PCI-X non-bridge device.
                Command: DPERE- ERO- RBC=0 OST=4
                Status: Bus=0 Dev=0 Func=0 64bit- 133MHz- SCD- USC-, 
DC=simple, DMMRBC=0, DMOST=0, DMCRS=0, RSCEM-

00:11.2 Host bridge: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0101 (rev 05)
        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-
        Capabilities: [60] PCI-X non-bridge device.
                Command: DPERE- ERO- RBC=0 OST=4
                Status: Bus=0 Dev=0 Func=0 64bit- 133MHz- SCD- USC-, 
DC=simple, DMMRBC=0, DMOST=0, DMCRS=0, RSCEM-

01:08.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec 7899A (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Adaptec: Unknown device f620
        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 (10000ns min, 6250ns max), cache line size 10
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 20
        BIST result: 00
        Region 0: I/O ports at dc00 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at fcf01000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) 
[size=4K]
        Expansion ROM at fce00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [dc] 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-

01:08.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec 7899A (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Adaptec: Unknown device f620
        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 (10000ns min, 6250ns max), cache line size 10
        Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 21
        BIST result: 00
        Region 0: I/O ports at d800 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at fcf00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) 
[size=4K]
        Expansion ROM at fce00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [dc] 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-

03:06.0 Ethernet controller: BROADCOM Corporation: Unknown device 16a7 
(rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0121
        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: 64 (16000ns min), cache line size 10
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 28
        Region 0: Memory at fcd10000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) 
[size=64K]
        Capabilities: [40] PCI-X non-bridge device.
                Command: DPERE- ERO- RBC=0 OST=0
                Status: Bus=0 Dev=0 Func=0 64bit- 133MHz- SCD- USC-, 
DC=simple, DMMRBC=0, DMOST=0, DMCRS=0, RSCEM-
        Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,
D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable+ DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-
        Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data
        Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ 
Queue=0/3 Enable-
                Address: 3ccb5f8345104190  Data: 2bd9

03:08.0 Ethernet controller: BROADCOM Corporation: Unknown device 16a7 
(rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0121
        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: 64 (16000ns min), cache line size 10
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 29
        Region 0: Memory at fcd00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) 
[size=64K]
        Capabilities: [40] PCI-X non-bridge device.
                Command: DPERE- ERO+ RBC=0 OST=0
                Status: Bus=0 Dev=0 Func=0 64bit- 133MHz- SCD- USC-, 
DC=simple, DMMRBC=0, DMOST=0, DMCRS=0, RSCEM-
        Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,
D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-
        Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data
        Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ 
Queue=0/3 Enable-
                Address: 5cbcd7d402670c00  Data: e809

04:08.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 0309 (rev 01) 
(prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- 
ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- 
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32, cache line size 10
        Bus: primary=04, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=32
        I/O behind bridge: 0000a000-0000afff
        Memory behind bridge: fca00000-fcbfffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: fff00000-000fffff
        BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA+ VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
        Capabilities: [68] 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-

05:06.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec 7899P (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0121
        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 (10000ns min, 6250ns max), cache line size 10
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 30
        BIST result: 00
        Region 0: I/O ports at ac00 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at fcaff000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) 
[size=4K]
        Expansion ROM at fcb00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [dc] 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-

05:06.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec 7899P (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0121
        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 (10000ns min, 6250ns max), cache line size 10
        Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 31
        BIST result: 00
        Region 0: I/O ports at a800 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at fcafe000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) 
[size=4K]
        Expansion ROM at fcb00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [dc] 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-

[7.6.] SCSI information (from vi /proc/scsi/scsi)

Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00
  Vendor: BNCHMARK Model: DLT1             Rev: 5538
  Type:   Sequential-Access                ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
  Vendor: MAXTOR   Model: ATLAS10K4_73SCA  Rev: DFM0
  Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
  Vendor: MAXTOR   Model: ATLAS10K4_73SCA  Rev: DFM0
  Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00
  Vendor: MAXTOR   Model: ATLAS10K4_73SCA  Rev: DFM0
  Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00
  Vendor: PE/PV    Model: 1x5 SCSI BP      Rev: 1.1
  Type:   Processor                        ANSI SCSI revision: 02

[7.7.] Other information that might be relevant to the problem (please 
look in /proc and include all information that you think to be 
relevant):

        I dread to think!

[X.] Other notes, patches, fixes, workarounds:


extract from msgNov12.lis (attached) 

        [EMAIL PROTECTED] sysconfig]# grep "Nov 12" /var/log/messages > 
msgNov12.
lis

Line no.

437     Nov  12 04:02:01  pleco syslogd 1.4.1: restart.

1282    Nov  12 11:42:05  pleco sshd(pam_unix)[18121]: session opened for 
user oracle by (uid=0)
1373    Nov  12 12:36:03  pleco pam_rhosts_auth[18283]: allowed to 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] as wmfo
1374    Nov  12 12:36:03  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18283]: session opened for 
user wmfo by (uid=0)
1375    Nov  12 12:36:03  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18283]: session closed for 
user wmfo
1376    Nov  12 12:36:03  pleco pam_rhosts_auth[18285]: allowed to 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] as wmfo
1377    Nov  12 12:36:03  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18285]: session opened for 
user wmfo by (uid=0)
1378    Nov  12 12:36:03  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18285]: session closed for 
user wmfo
1379    Nov  12 12:36:03  pleco pam_rhosts_auth[18287]: allowed to 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] as wmfo
1380    Nov  12 12:36:03  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18287]: session opened for 
user wmfo by (uid=0)
1381    Nov  12 12:36:03  pleco pam_rhosts_auth[18288]: allowed to 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] as wmfo
1382    Nov  12 12:36:03  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18288]: session opened for 
user wmfo by (uid=0)
1383    Nov  12 12:36:03  pleco pam_rhosts_auth[18289]: allowed to 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] as wmfo
1384    Nov  12 12:36:03  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18289]: session opened for 
user wmfo by (uid=0)
1385    Nov  12 12:36:03  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18289]: session closed for 
user wmfo
1386    Nov  12 12:36:03  pleco pam_rhosts_auth[18292]: allowed to 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] as wmfo
1387    Nov  12 12:36:03  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18292]: session opened for 
user wmfo by (uid=0)
1388    Nov  12 12:36:03  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18292]: session closed for 
user wmfo
1389    Nov  12 12:36:03  pleco pam_rhosts_auth[18295]: allowed to 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] as wmfo
1390    Nov  12 12:36:04  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18295]: session opened for 
user wmfo by (uid=0)
1391    Nov  12 12:36:06  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18295]: session closed for 
user wmfo
1392    Nov  12 12:36:06  pleco pam_rhosts_auth[18362]: allowed to 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] as wmfo
1393    Nov  12 12:36:06  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18362]: session opened for 
user wmfo by (uid=0)
1394    Nov  12 12:36:09  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18362]: session closed for 
user wmfo
1395    Nov  12 12:36:09  pleco pam_rhosts_auth[18417]: allowed to 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] as wmfo
1396    Nov  12 12:36:09  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18417]: session opened for 
user wmfo by (uid=0)
1397    Nov  12 12:36:22  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18417]: session closed for 
user wmfo
1398    Nov  12 12:36:22  pleco pam_rhosts_auth[18510]: allowed to 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] as wmfo
1399    Nov  12 12:36:22  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18510]: session opened for 
user wmfo by (uid=0)
1400    Nov  12 12:36:22  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18510]: session closed for 
user wmfo
1401    Nov  12 12:36:22  pleco pam_rhosts_auth[18513]: allowed to 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] as wmfo
1402    Nov  12 12:36:22  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18513]: session opened for 
user wmfo by (uid=0)
1403    Nov  12 12:36:22  pleco pam_rhosts_auth[18514]: allowed to 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] as wmfo
1404    Nov  12 12:36:22  pleco rsh(pam_unix)[18514]: session opened for 
user wmfo by (uid=0)

1549    Nov  12 13:55:02  pleco login(pam_unix)[18605]: authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=pts/2 ruser= rhost=portwrinkle  
user=cvsadmin
1550    Nov  12 13:55:04  pleco login[18605]: FAILED LOGIN 1 FROM 
portwrinkle FOR cvsadmin, Authentication failure
1551    Nov  12 13:55:16  pleco login[18605]: FAILED LOGIN 2 FROM 
portwrinkle FOR cvsadmin, Authentication failure
1552    Nov  12 13:56:32  pleco login(pam_unix)[18609]: session opened 
for user cvsadmin by (uid=0)
1553    Nov  12 13:56:32  pleco -- cvsadmin[18609]: LOGIN ON pts/2 BY 
cvsadmin FROM portwrinkle

1788    Nov  12 15:59:30  pleco su(pam_unix)[18908]: session opened for 
user root by oracle(uid=502)
1789    Nov  12 16:00:21  pleco su(pam_unix)[18908]: session closed for 
user root
1790    Nov  12 16:00:44  pleco su(pam_unix)[18978]: session opened for 
user root by oracle(uid=502)
1809    Nov  12 16:04:32  pleco su(pam_unix)[19029]: session opened for 
user oracle by oracle(uid=0)
1810    Nov  12 16:04:32  pleco su(pam_unix)[19029]: session closed for 
user oracle
1811    Nov  12 16:04:32  pleco vncserver: vncserver shutdown failed
1812    Nov  12 16:04:42  pleco su(pam_unix)[19051]: session opened for 
user oracle by oracle(uid=0)
1813    Nov  12 16:04:42  pleco su: A VNC server is already running as :1
1814    Nov  12 16:04:42  pleco su(pam_unix)[19051]: session closed for 
user oracle
1815    Nov  12 16:04:43  pleco vncserver: vncserver start failed
1816    Nov  12 16:04:54  pleco su(pam_unix)[19073]: session opened for 
user oracle by oracle(uid=0)
1817    Nov  12 16:04:54  pleco su(pam_unix)[19073]: session closed for 
user oracle
1818    Nov  12 16:04:54  pleco vncserver: vncserver shutdown failed
1819    Nov  12 16:04:55  pleco su(pam_unix)[18978]: session closed for 
user root
1820    Nov  12 16:05:10  pleco su(pam_unix)[19082]: session opened for 
user root by oracle(uid=502)
1821    Nov  12 16:05:14  pleco su(pam_unix)[19124]: session opened for 
user oracle by oracle(uid=0)
1822    Nov  12 16:05:14  pleco su(pam_unix)[19124]: session closed for 
user oracle
1823    Nov  12 16:05:14  pleco vncserver: vncserver shutdown failed
1824    Nov  12 16:05:19  pleco su(pam_unix)[19146]: session opened for 
user oracle by oracle(uid=0)
1825    Nov  12 16:05:20  pleco su: A VNC server is already running as :1
1826    Nov  12 16:05:20  pleco su(pam_unix)[19146]: session closed for 
user oracle
1827    Nov  12 16:05:20  pleco vncserver: vncserver start failed
1828    Nov  12 16:05:26  pleco su(pam_unix)[19082]: session closed for 
user root
1829    Nov  12 16:05:28  pleco sshd(pam_unix)[18121]: session closed for 
user oracle

2014    Nov  12 17:29:37  pleco sshd(pam_unix)[19263]: session opened for 
user oracle by (uid=0)

2059    Nov  12 17:47:10  pleco su(pam_unix)[19329]: session opened for 
user root by oracle(uid=502)
2060    Nov  12 17:48:21  pleco su(pam_unix)[19329]: session closed for 
user root
2071    Nov  12 17:52:02  pleco gnome-name-server[19450]: starting
2072    Nov  12 17:52:02  pleco gnome-name-server[19450]: name server 
starting
2077    Nov  12 17:52:04  pleco gconfd (oracle-19457): starting (version 
1.0.4), pid 19457 user 'oracle'
2078    Nov  12 17:52:04  pleco gconfd (oracle-19457): Successfully 
registered `OAFIID:gconfd:19991118'
2079    Nov  12 17:52:04  pleco gconfd (oracle-19457): Unable to open 
saved state file '/usr/oracle/.gconfd/saved_state': No such file or 
directory
2080    Nov  12 17:52:04  pleco xinetd[19469]: warning: can't get client 
address: Transport endpoint is not connected
2089    Nov  12 17:57:04  pleco gconfd (oracle-19457): 1 items remain in 
the cache after cleaning already-synced items older than 300 seconds

2198    Nov  12 18:46:45  pleco su(pam_unix)[19650]: session opened for 
user root by oracle(uid=502)
2199    Nov  12 18:46:54  pleco su(pam_unix)[19650]: session closed for 
user root
2200    Nov  12 18:47:34  pleco sshd(pam_unix)[19263]: session closed for 
user oracle

2247    Nov  12 19:06:54  pleco sshd(pam_unix)[19997]: session opened for 
user oracle by (uid=0)

2272    Nov  12 19:13:26  pleco su(pam_unix)[20050]: session opened for 
user root by oracle(uid=502)
2273    Nov  12 19:13:34  pleco su(pam_unix)[20092]: session opened for 
user oracle by oracle(uid=0)
2274    Nov  12 19:13:34  pleco gnome-name-server[19450]: input condition 
is: 0x11, exiting
2275    Nov  12 19:13:34  pleco su(pam_unix)[20092]: session closed for 
user oracle
2276    Nov  12 19:13:34  pleco vncserver: vncserver shutdown succeeded
2277    Nov  12 19:14:03  pleco su(pam_unix)[20132]: session opened for 
user oracle by oracle(uid=0)
2278    Nov  12 19:14:06  pleco su:     
2279    Nov  12 19:14:06  pleco su: New 'X' desktop is pleco.investmaster.
com:2
2280    Nov  12 19:14:06  pleco su:     
2281    Nov  12 19:14:06  pleco su: Starting ap plications specified in 
/usr/oracle/.vnc/xstartup
2282    Nov  12 19:14:06  pleco su: Log file is/usr/oracle/.vnc/pleco.
investmaster.com:2.log
2283    Nov  12 19:14:06  pleco su:     
2284    Nov  12 19:14:06  pleco su(pam_unix)[20 132]: session closed for 
user oracle
2285    Nov  12 19:14:06  pleco vncserver: vncserver startup succeeded
2286    Nov  12 19:14:09  pleco gnome-name-server[20198]: starting
2287    Nov  12 19:14:09  pleco gnome-name-server[20198]: name server 
starting
2288    Nov  12 19:14:12  pleco su(pam_unix)[20050]: session closed for 
user root
2289    Nov  12 19:14:25  pleco su(pam_unix)[20325]: session opened for 
user root by oracle(uid=502)
2290    Nov  12 19:14:33  pleco su(pam_unix)[20325]: session closed for 
user root
2291    Nov  12 19:14:38  pleco sshd(pam_unix)[19997]: session closed for 
user oracle
2292    Nov  12 19:17:04  pleco gconfd (oracle-19457): 1 items remain in 
the cache after cleaning already-synced items older than 300 seconds

2639    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging 
request at virtual address 1aaf2008
2640    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: printing eip:
2641    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: c01315df
2642    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: *pde = 0
2643    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: Oops: 00
2644    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: Kernel 2.4.9-e.38smp
2645    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: CPU: 0
2646    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: EIP: 0010:
[do_generic_file_read+463/1680]    Tainted: P
2647    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: EIP: 0010:[<c01315df>]    
Tainted: P
2648    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: EFLAGS: 10206
2649    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: EIP isat do_generic_file_read 
[kernel] 0x1cf
2650    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: eax: 1aaf2000   ebx: 00000001   
ecx: 00000013   edx: f77d5378
2651    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: esi: 00000000   edi: e43e8d38   
ebp: 00000000   esp: e2525ef8
2652    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: ds: 0018   es: 0018   ss: 0018
2653    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: Processtar (pid: 20836, 
stackpage=e2525000)
2654    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: Stack: 00001000 f77d537c 00000001 
00000000 00000000 e43e8c80 00000322 e43e8c80
2655    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: 00000004 00008001 00000000 
0806f528 00000000 00001600 c0131c27 cc263bc0
2656    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: cc263be0 e2525f48 c0131aa0 
00000000 00000000 00001600 0806f528 00000000
2657    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: Call Trace: 
[generic_file_new_read+103/128] generic_file_new_read [kernel] 0x67 
(0xe2525f30)
2658    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: Call Trace: [<c0131c27>] 
generic_file_new_read [kernel] 0x67 (0xe2525f30)
2659    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: [file_read_actor+0/256] 
file_read_actor [kernel] 0x0 (0xe2525f40)
2660    Nov  12 22:01:37  pleco kernel: [<c0131aa0>] file_read_actor 
[kernel] 0x0 (0xe2525f40)
2661    Nov  12 22:01:38  pleco kernel: [generic_file_read+27/32] 
generic_file_read [kernel] 0x1b (0xe2525f64)
2662    Nov  12 22:01:38  pleco kernel: [<c0131bbb>] generic_file_read 
[kernel] 0x1b (0xe2525f64)
2663    Nov  12 22:01:38  pleco kernel: [sys_red+150/288] sys_read 
[kernel] 0x96 (0xe2525f7c)
2664    Nov  12 22:01:38  pleco kernel: [<c0145cd6>] sys_read [kernel] 
0x96 (0xe2525f7c)
2665    Nov  12 22:01:38  pleco kernel: [sys_open+149/224] sys_open 
[kernel] 0x95 (0xe2525fa4)
2666    Nov  12 22:01:38  pleco kernel: [<c01456e5>] sys_open [kernel] 
0x95 (0xe2525fa4)
2667    Nov  12 22:01:38  pleco kernel: [system_call+51/56] system_call 
[kernel] 0x33 (0xe2525fc0)
2668    Nov  12 22:01:38  pleco kernel: [<c01073e3>] system_call [kernel] 
0x33 (0xe2525fc0)
2669    Nov  12 22:01:38  pleco kernel: 
2670    Nov  12 22:01:38  pleco kernel: 
2671    Nov  12 22:01:38  pleco kernel: Code: 3 9 78 08 75 f4 39 68 0c 75 
ef 89 c6 85 f6 0f 84 8d 02 00 00

        Nov  13 14:36:33  pleco syslogd 1.4.1: restart. 

Martin Peter Clarke - Oracle DBA
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