for both /var/log/messages & /var/log/warn. Sample from `messages` (duplicated in `warn`): <sample> Feb 15 22:59:13 liberty5 kernel: [<c0346c6e>] schedule+0x8ae/0xb90 Feb 15 22:59:13 liberty5 kernel: [<c011ff38>] __wake_up+0x38/0x50 Feb 15 22:59:13 liberty5 kernel: [<c0133409>] worker_thread+0x129/0x240 Feb 15 22:59:13 liberty5 kernel: [<c0203870>] fb_flashcursor+0x0/0xb0 Feb 15 22:59:13 liberty5 kernel: [<c011fe80>] default_wake_function+0x0/0x10 Feb 15 22:59:13 liberty5 kernel: [<c011fe80>] default_wake_function+0x0/0x10 Feb 15 22:59:13 liberty5 kernel: [<c01332e0>] worker_thread+0x0/0x240 Feb 15 22:59:13 liberty5 kernel: [<c0137535>] kthread+0xa5/0xf0 Feb 15 22:59:13 liberty5 kernel: [<c0137490>] kthread+0x0/0xf0 Feb 15 22:59:13 liberty5 kernel: [<c01052b9>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0xc Feb 15 22:59:13 liberty5 kernel: bad: scheduling while atomic! </sample> The system also eventually hangs, and I have to cold reboot. I already have several gigabytes of log files from the last few days. This does not happen at work, where there is no wireless network. I will boot to runlevel 3 tonight while I snooze to see if it happens then as well. There are no other unusual messages in any logs. Only other thing I can think of is it tries to load some toshiba laptop module at boot and start service (fxfnd??) (both of these fail). Gkrellm is saying I still have plenty of ram/swap when it locks up. The hard drive seems to go to 100% about 1 sec before the machine locks. It is generating about 1,000 lines/second of log messages for each of messages and warn. Anyone have any idea how to fix the cause of these log files and lock-ups? Any help would be greatly appreciated. More info below. Thanks. Mark Version Info: Linux version 2.6.8-24.11-smp (geeko@buildhost) (gcc version 3.3.4 (pre 3.3.5 20040809)) #1 SMP Fri Jan 14 13:01:26 UTC 2005 SuSE 9.2, FTP install. SuSE KDE 3.3.2 level a from rpm's. P4 w/HT, 512MB (1024MB /swap) Broadcom bcmwl5 driver for Broadcom BCM4306 rev 3 chip in HP pavilion zd7000 gcc (GCC) 3.3.4 (pre 3.3.5 20040809) ndiswrapper-0.12 compiled from sources -- I couldn't get anything higher to work :-( wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"not_the_default" Nickname:"liberty5" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:0D:88:B7:5B:32 Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power:25 dBm RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr=2346 B Encryption key:[trustno1] ;-) Power Management:off Link Quality:100/100 Signal level:-37 dBm Noise level:-256 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:5 Invalid misc:646 Missed beacon:0 lspci -n --> 0000:02:03.0 Class 0280: 14e4:4320 (rev 03) <-- BCM4306 Module Size Used by nvidia 3471900 14 usbserial 33000 0 parport_pc 43968 1 lp 14984 0 parport 44616 2 parport_pc,lp nvram 13832 0 speedstep_lib 8452 0 freq_table 8576 0 thermal 21896 0 processor 30400 1 thermal fan 9348 0 button 12432 0 battery 15364 0 ac 10372 0 snd_pcm_oss 66728 0 snd_mixer_oss 25216 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_intel8x0 37028 2 snd_ac97_codec 76640 1 snd_intel8x0 snd_pcm 113284 4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec snd_timer 31620 1 snd_pcm snd 70532 9 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer soundcore 13792 1 snd snd_page_alloc 14600 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm ipt_TOS 6656 14 ip6t_LOG 10752 25 ip6t_limit 6656 25 ipt_LOG 11136 38 ipt_limit 6656 38 ipt_pkttype 5760 4 af_packet 26760 0 edd 14620 0 ip6t_state 6016 22 ip6_conntrack 44836 1 ip6t_state ipt_state 6144 28 ip6t_REJECT 11648 3 ipt_REJECT 11008 3 iptable_mangle 7040 1 iptable_filter 7040 1 ip6table_mangle 6784 0 ip_nat_ftp 9456 0 iptable_nat 28964 1 ip_nat_ftp ip_conntrack_ftp 77104 1 ip_nat_ftp ip_conntrack 49852 4 ipt_state,ip_nat_ftp,iptable_nat,ip_conntrack_ftp ip_tables 22656 9 ipt_TOS,ipt_LOG,ipt_limit,ipt_pkttype,ipt_state,ipt_REJECT,iptable_mangle,iptable_filter,iptable_nat ip6table_filter 6784 1 ip6_tables 24064 6 ip6t_LOG,ip6t_limit,ip6t_state,ip6t_REJECT,ip6table_mangle,ip6table_filter ds 22404 2 ipv6 272256 17 ip6_conntrack,ip6t_REJECT binfmt_misc 16392 1 joydev 13760 0 sg 42528 0 st 43164 0 sd_mod 22144 0 sr_mod 21156 0 scsi_mod 121412 4 sg,st,sd_mod,sr_mod ide_cd 44448 0 cdrom 42652 2 sr_mod,ide_cd ndiswrapper 116004 0 subfs 12672 1 nls_iso8859_1 8192 1 nls_cp437 9856 1 vfat 18432 1 fat 49440 1 vfat ext3 128744 1 jbd 76964 1 ext3 ohci1394 37764 0 ieee1394 116536 1 ohci1394 yenta_socket 24448 0 pcmcia_core 73652 2 ds,yenta_socket 8139too 30208 0 mii 9216 1 8139too ehci_hcd 35204 0 uhci_hcd 36496 0 intel_agp 25504 1 agpgart 37804 2 intel_agp hw_random 9620 0 evdev 13184 1 dm_mod 63104 0 usbcore 120164 6 usbserial,ndiswrapper,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd reiserfs 265808 5