I am also having problems booting the openvz kernel. My config is a fairly old Medion laptop, Pentium 4, 512 MB. Kernel version is 2.6.24-15-openvz Because I cant cut/paste from a non-booting system, I made a picture of the screen and attached it. These message are coming about every 10 seconds. For completeness, here is the output of lshw created when booted with the standard kernel : ubuntu description: Notebook product: DN95 vendor: MEDION serial: SN-1234567890 width: 32 bits capabilities: smbios-2.3 dmi-2.3 configuration: boot=oem-specific chassis=notebook *-core description: Motherboard vendor: MEDION physical id: 0 *-firmware description: BIOS vendor: MEDION physical id: 0 version: NOTE BIOS Version/L2850100 (04/04/2002) size: 64KB capacity: 448KB capabilities: isa pci pcmcia pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect edd int13floppynec int13floppytoshiba int13floppy1200 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi agp netboot *-cpu description: CPU product: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.60GHz vendor: Intel Corp. physical id: 4 bus info: cpu@0 version: 15.2.7 slot: Socket A size: 2600MHz width: 32 bits clock: 133MHz capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe up pebs bts sync_rdtsc cid configuration: id=0 *-cache:0 description: L1 cache physical id: 8 slot: Internal size: 8KB capacity: 32KB capabilities: internal write-back *-cache:1 description: L2 cache physical id: 9 slot: Internal size: 512KB capacity: 512KB capabilities: burst internal write-back *-memory:0 UNCLAIMED description: Flash Memory physical id: 1f slot: System board or motherboard capacity: 512KB *-memory:1 UNCLAIMED description: Video Memory physical id: 20 slot: System board or motherboard capacity: 8MB *-memory:2 description: System Memory physical id: 21 slot: System board or motherboard capacity: 512MB *-bank:0 description: DIMM SDRAM Synchronous 266 MHz (3.8 ns) physical id: 0 slot: CN27 size: 256MB width: 64 bits clock: 266MHz (3.8ns) *-bank:1 description: DIMM SDRAM Synchronous 266 MHz (3.8 ns) physical id: 1 slot: CN30 size: 256MB width: 64 bits clock: 266MHz (3.8ns) *-memory:3 UNCLAIMED physical id: 1 *-bank UNCLAIMED description: FLASH Non-volatile 100 MHz (10.0 ns) physical id: 0 slot: U32 size: 512KB width: 4 bits clock: 100MHz (10.0ns) *-bank UNCLAIMED description: Synchronous 166 MHz (6.0 ns) [empty] physical id: 0 slot: U15 width: 64 bits clock: 166MHz (6.0ns) *-memory:4 UNCLAIMED physical id: 2 *-memory:5 UNCLAIMED physical id: 3 *-pci description: Host bridge product: 645xx vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 100 bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0 version: 03 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz configuration: driver=agpgart-sis latency=64 module=sis_agp *-pci description: PCI bridge product: SG86C202 vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 1 bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master *-display UNCLAIMED description: VGA compatible controller product: NV34M [GeForce FX Go5200 64M] vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: pm agp agp-3.0 vga_controller bus_master cap_list configuration: latency=64 maxlatency=1 mingnt=5 *-isa description: ISA bridge product: SiS963 [MuTIOL Media IO] vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 2 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0 version: 14 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: isa bus_master configuration: latency=0 *-serial description: SMBus product: SiS961/2 SMBus Controller vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 2.1 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz configuration: driver=sis96x_smbus latency=0 module=i2c_sis96x *-ide description: IDE interface product: 5513 [IDE] vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 2.5 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.5 logical name: scsi0 logical name: scsi1 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: ide bus_master emulated configuration: driver=pata_sis latency=128 module=pata_sis *-disk description: ATA Disk product: IC25N040ATCS04-0 vendor: Hitachi physical id: 0 bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0 logical name: /dev/sda version: CA4O serial: CSH409DLHVY69B size: 37GB capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos configuration: ansiversion=5 *-volume:0 description: Extended partition physical id: 1 bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1 logical name: /dev/sda1 size: 15GB capacity: 15GB capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended *-logicalvolume:0 description: Linux filesystem partition physical id: 5 logical name: /dev/sda5 capacity: 5122MB *-logicalvolume:1 description: Linux swap / Solaris partition physical id: 6 logical name: /dev/sda6 capacity: 2055MB capabilities: nofs *-logicalvolume:2 description: Linux filesystem partition physical id: 7 logical name: /dev/sda7 capacity: 7632MB *-logicalvolume:3 description: Linux swap / Solaris partition physical id: 8 logical name: /dev/sda8 capacity: 1011MB capabilities: nofs *-volume:1 description: Linux filesystem partition physical id: 2 bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2 logical name: /dev/sda2 capacity: 21GB capabilities: primary *-cdrom description: DVD reader product: CDRW/DVD SN-324B vendor: SAMSUNG physical id: 1 bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0 logical name: /dev/cdrom logical name: /dev/dvd logical name: /dev/scd0 logical name: /dev/sr0 version: U102 capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd configuration: ansiversion=5 status=ready *-disc physical id: 0 logical name: /dev/cdrom *-multimedia description: Multimedia audio controller product: AC'97 Sound Controller vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 2.7 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.7 version: a0 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=Intel ICH latency=173 maxlatency=11 mingnt=52 module=snd_intel8x0 *-usb:0 description: USB Controller product: USB 1.0 Controller vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 3 bus info: pci@0000:00:03.0 version: 0f width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm ohci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64 maxlatency=80 module=ohci_hcd *-usb:1 description: USB Controller product: USB 1.0 Controller vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 3.1 bus info: pci@0000:00:03.1 version: 0f width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm ohci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64 maxlatency=80 module=ohci_hcd *-usb:2 description: USB Controller product: USB 1.0 Controller vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 3.2 bus info: pci@0000:00:03.2 version: 0f width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm ohci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64 maxlatency=80 module=ohci_hcd *-usb:3 description: USB Controller product: USB 2.0 Controller vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 3.3 bus info: pci@0000:00:03.3 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm ehci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=64 maxlatency=80 module=ehci_hcd *-network:0 description: Ethernet interface product: SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 4 bus info: pci@0000:00:04.0 logical name: eth0 version: 90 serial: 00:40:ca:c2:e2:50 size: 100MB/s capacity: 100MB/s width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=sis900 driverversion=v1.08.10 Apr. 2 2006 duplex=full ip=10.0.0.171 latency=173 link=yes maxlatency=11 mingnt=52 module=sis900 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100MB/s *-network:1 description: Wireless interface product: Prism 2.5 Wavelan chipset vendor: Intersil Corporation physical id: 6 bus info: pci@0000:00:06.0 logical name: wifi0 version: 01 serial: 00:07:ca:01:d8:9a width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm cap_list logical wireless ethernet physical configuration: broadcast=yes driver=hostap firmware=1.6.3 latency=64 module=hostap_pci multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11b *-pcmcia description: CardBus bridge product: OZ601/6912/711E0 CardBus/SmartCardBus Controller vendor: O2 Micro, Inc. physical id: c bus info: pci@0000:00:0c.0 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pcmcia bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=yenta_cardbus latency=176 maxlatency=5 mingnt=128 module=yenta_socket *-scsi physical id: 5 bus info: usb@3:2 logical name: scsi2 capabilities: emulated scsi-host configuration: driver=usb-storage *-disk:0 description: SCSI Disk product: USB Storage-SMC vendor: NEODIO physical id: 0.0.0 bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0 logical name: /dev/sdb version: 302D capabilities: removable *-disc physical id: 0 logical name: /dev/sdb *-disk:1 description: SCSI Disk product: USB Storage-CFC vendor: NEODIO physical id: 0.0.1 bus info: scsi@2:0.0.1 logical name: /dev/sdc version: 302D capabilities: removable *-disc physical id: 0 logical name: /dev/sdc *-disk:2 description: SCSI Disk product: USB Storage-MMC vendor: NEODIO physical id: 0.0.2 bus info: scsi@2:0.0.2 logical name: /dev/sdd version: 302D capabilities: removable *-disc physical id: 0 logical name: /dev/sdd *-disk:3 description: SCSI Disk product: USB Storage-MSC vendor: NEODIO physical id: 0.0.3 bus info: scsi@2:0.0.3 logical name: /dev/sde version: 302D capabilities: removable *-disc physical id: 0 logical name: /dev/sde *-battery description: Lithium Ion Battery product: OP-570-74001 vendor: MEDION physical id: 1 version: 07/01/2002 serial: 34 slot: In the Front, on the left-hand side capacity: 518400mWh configuration: voltage=14.4V