> The only other possibility is bad hardware, but my guess is a bad kernel > installation.
And how would that happen overnight, other than a bad disk block? A corrupted kernel image on disk could explain the symptoms. Yes, re-installing the kernel sounds like a good idea. I'd also start backing up that disk more often. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.orcon.net.nz/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
