Hi my server hung, and when I checked the logs there's lots of nasty looking entries ... Are these hardware failure and if so what hardware ? Oct 31 15:44:47 server kernel: ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Oct 31 15:44:47 server kernel: ata1.00: cmd b0/da:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 0 Oct 31 15:44:47 server kernel: res 51/04:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x1 (device error) Oct 31 15:44:47 server kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133 Oct 31 15:44:47 server kernel: ata1: EH complete Oct 31 15:44:47 server kernel: ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Oct 31 15:44:47 server kernel: ata1.00: cmd b0/da:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 0 Oct 31 15:44:47 server kernel: res 51/04:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x1 (device error) Oct 31 15:44:47 server kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133 Oct 31 15:44:47 server kernel: ata1: EH complete Oct 31 15:44:48 server kernel: ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Oct 31 15:44:48 server kernel: ata1.00: cmd b0/da:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 0 Oct 31 15:44:48 server kernel: res 51/04:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x1 (device error) Oct 31 15:44:48 server kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133 Oct 31 15:44:48 server kernel: ata1: EH complete Oct 31 15:44:48 server kernel: ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Oct 31 15:44:48 server kernel: ata1.00: cmd b0/da:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 0 Oct 31 15:44:48 server kernel: res 51/04:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x1 (device error) Oct 31 15:44:48 server kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133 Oct 31 15:44:48 server kernel: ata1: EH complete Oct 31 15:44:48 server kernel: ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Oct 31 15:44:48 server kernel: ata1.00: cmd b0/da:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 0 Oct 31 15:44:48 server kernel: res 51/04:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x1 (device error) Oct 31 15:44:48 server kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133 Oct 31 15:44:48 server kernel: ata1: EH complete Oct 31 15:44:49 server kernel: ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Oct 31 15:44:49 server kernel: ata1.00: cmd b0/da:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 0 Oct 31 15:44:49 server kernel: res 51/04:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x1 (device error) Oct 31 15:44:49 server kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133 Oct 31 15:44:49 server kernel: ata1: EH complete Oct 31 15:44:49 server kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 488397168 512-byte hardware sectors (250059 MB) Oct 31 15:44:49 server kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off Oct 31 15:44:49 server kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA Oct 31 15:44:49 server kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 488397168 512-byte hardware sectors (250059 MB) Oct 31 15:44:49 server kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off Oct 31 15:44:49 server kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA Oct 31 15:44:49 server kernel: ata2.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Oct 31 15:44:49 server kernel: ata2.00: cmd b0/da:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 0 Oct 31 15:44:49 server kernel: res 51/04:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x1 (device error) Oct 31 15:44:49 server kernel: ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133 Oct 31 15:44:49 server kernel: ata2: EH complete Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2.00: cmd b0/da:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 0 Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: res 51/04:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x1 (device error) Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133 Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2: EH complete Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: Removing netfilter NETLINK layer. Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: Netfilter messages via NETLINK v0.30. Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: nf_conntrack version 0.5.0 (8192 buckets, 65536 max) Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: printk: 11 messages suppressed. Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: martian source 192.168.1.196 from 192.168.200.240, on dev eth1 Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ll header: 00:13:46:3b:82:23:00:30:94:e2:8d:00:08:00 Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2.00: cmd b0/da:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 0 Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: res 51/04:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x1 (device error) Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133 Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2: EH complete Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2.00: cmd b0/da:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 0 Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: res 51/04:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x1 (device error) Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133 Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2: EH complete Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2.00: cmd b0/da:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 0 Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: res 51/04:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x1 (device error) Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133 Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2: EH complete Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2.00: cmd b0/da:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 0 Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: res 51/04:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x1 (device error) Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133 Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: ata2: EH complete Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 488397168 512-byte hardware sectors (250059 MB) Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 488397168 512-byte hardware sectors (250059 MB) Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off Oct 31 15:44:51 server kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn -- Gregory Machin gregory.machin@xxxxxxxxx www.linuxpro.co.za