i have nearly the same results with Kernel 2.2.17 on a Pentium 166 MMX Processor and 32MB of RAM. in an embedded System. My experiences was the second of the 2 Memory's (PS/2 type) was defect. after changing the Memory, my system runns now stable.... at least after 2 weeks now. maybe it will be helpful.? regards -- Stefan König DC5MPC skoenig@dc5mpc.de