Backtrace points to device md (accesses to md were during a make release on that machine). Sorry I don't have anything more detailed, panic didn't provide a dump. Excerpt from kernel stack trace: ffs_read() mdstart_vnode() md_ktrhead() Kernel from 2004-12-28. -- A: Yes. Pierre Beyssac pb@enst.fr>Q: Are you sure? >>A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>>Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?