I have an open user terminal line that received the following messages:

Message from syslogd@asus at Aug 14 13:05:03 ...
kernel:[ 1472.840462] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP

Message from syslogd@asus at Aug 14 13:05:03 ...
kernel:[ 1472.840567] last sysfs file: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:05.0/0000:03:00.0/class

Message from syslogd@asus at Aug 14 13:05:03 ...
kernel:[ 1472.844025] Stack:

Message from syslogd@asus at Aug 14 13:05:03 ...
kernel:[ 1472.844025] Call Trace:

Message from syslogd@asus at Aug 14 13:05:03 ...
kernel:[ 1472.844025] Code: 48 89 ee 48 89 df e8 eb d9 0d 00 48 85 c0 48 89 c6 74 43 48 8b 38 40 f6 c7 01 49 0f 45 fc 48 8d 47 ff 49 89 f9 48 83 f8 fd 77 d5 <8b> 4f 08 4c 8d 47 08 85 c9 74 ca 8d 41 01 48 63 d1 4c 63 d0 48

Message from syslogd@asus at Aug 14 13:05:03 ...
kernel:[ 1472.844025] CR2: ffffea0807ca2708

The machine is an Asus X53Z laptop about two years old running Debian 6 connected to an Ipstar satellite internet modem from skymesh.com.au, a USB HP Officejet 6000 printer and a USB mouse.

The Internet modem has been giving problems for a while and although I have made sure not to lodge "tickets" unnecessarily (I have complained about download speed taking 12 minutes to show a splash page and about having to reboot a number of times to get an Internet connection), Skymesh is simply not answering.

I suspect the modem is the cause of these messages.

Can anyone tell me what they mean?

Thank you for your help.

The reference to kernel, oops and /sys/devices/... seems to indicate a driver crashing. Try removing devices until the messages stop appearing and that should determine the culprit.

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Thank you kbp.

The messages happened only once although the Internet modem gives a lot of troubles. The .au government has implemented a new scheme for satellite Internet to which I will be eligible in December 2013 at which time all the gear involved will be replaced.

I had heard about it, hope the new connection works better for you

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