Joshua Baker-LePain schrieb: >>>> xen as of version 3.0.2 includes kernel 2.6.16 which seems to include >>>> version 2.26.02.005: >>>> 3w-9xxx.c:#define TW_DRIVER_VERSION "2.26.02.005" >>>> Does this help you to find out more? > > Download the driver for the 9.3.0.4 driver set for "Linux 2.6 (for > supported distros)". That'll get you the source for 2.26.04.009. > Hi! ok, I tried 2.26.04.009 from "Linux 2.6 (for supported distros)". The mkfs.ext3 advanced a little bit further than before, but still I got my kernel dump. :-| Moreover I've got a warning about a 'struct device_driver shutdown method'. Sep 27 23:31:33 matrix kernel: 3ware 9000 Storage Controller device driver for Linux v2.26.04.009. Sep 27 23:31:33 matrix kernel: Warning: PCI driver 3w-9xxx has a struct device_driver shutdown method, please update! Sep 27 23:31:33 matrix kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:04:01.0[A] -> GSI 48 (level, low) -> IRQ 21 Sep 27 23:31:33 matrix kernel: scsi2 : 3ware 9000 Storage Controller Sep 27 23:31:33 matrix kernel: 3w-9xxx: scsi2: Found a 3ware 9000 Storage Controller at 0xda300000, IRQ: 21. Sep 27 23:31:33 matrix kernel: 3w-9xxx: scsi2: Firmware FE9X 3.04.00.005, BIOS BE9X 3.04.00.002, Ports: 4. Sep 27 23:31:33 matrix kernel: Vendor: AMCC Model: 9550SXU-4L DISK Rev: 3.04 The dump: [<c0164ac3>] cache_alloc_refill+0x63/8x230 [<c0105148>] hypervisor_callback+0x2c/8x34 [<c014007b>] module_yet_kallsym+0xb/8xd0 [<c023d8fa>] force_evtchn_callback+0xa/8x10 [<c0149895>] buffered_rmqueue+0x285/8x2b0 [<c0149a62>] yet_paye_from_freelist+0xc2i8xf0 [<c0149ae7>] __alloc_payes+0x57/0x320 [<c0146b88>] generic_filebufferedWrite+0x148i0x6c0 [<c0186d50>] file_update_time+0x50i8xd0 [<c014740d>] __generic_file_aioWrite_nolock+0x30d/0x580 [<c02f8997>] tcp_v4_rcv+0x877i8xa10 [<c01d270e>] blk_rui_queue+0x4e/8x70 [<c028cd50>] usb_hcd_irq+0x30/0x70 [<c01476d0>] yeneric_fileaioWritenolock+0x50i8xd0 [<c0142e43>] __do_IBQ+0xb3/0x110 [<c01478c3>] yeneric_filewritenolock+0xa3i8xd0 [<c0137170>] autoremovewakefuiction+0x0i0x60 [<c0108ebl>] monotonicclock+0x51i8xa0 [<c032ff84>] schedule+0x3f4/8x770 [<c0172f18>] blkdev filewrite+0x38/0x40 [<c01695e6>] vfs Write+0x1c6/8x1d0 [<c01696cl>] sys_write+0x51/8x80 [<c0104f85>] syscall_ca11+0x7i8xb (sorry, addresses messed up by ocr from eric remote console card's screenshot). Any more hints? Would there be another approach, e.g. to apply somehow the xen patches to the centos / upstream kernel and use that one? regards - Michael -- Michael Kress, kress at hal.saar.de http://www.michael-kress.de / http://kress.net P E N G U I N S A R E C O O L