WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.31/net/sched/sch_generic.c:246 dev_watchdog+0x1f6/0x210()

[Paolo]

Nothing visible on screen, just the red icon showing that there has been a crash.
Using live CD for the first time on a brand new pc.

ProblemType: KernelOops
Annotation: Your system might become unstable now and might need to be restarted.
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog]
   Subdevices: 2/2
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
   Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 3487 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0x98900000 irq 17'
   Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1984A'
   Components : 'HDA:11d4194a,103c30dd,00100400 HDA:11c11040,103c1378,00100200'
   Controls : 22
   Simple ctrls : 14
Date: Sun Dec 13 07:57:25 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Failure: oops
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq 6530b (GB976EA#ABZ)
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic 2.6.31-14.48
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- debian-installer/language=it console-setup/layoutcode?=it
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-14-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.24
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
Tags: kernel-oops
Title: WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.31/net/sched/sch_generic.c:246 dev_watchdog+0x1f6/0x210()
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 07/31/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68PDD Ver. F.10
dmi.board.name: 30DD
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 96.20
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU9388TPP
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68PDDVer.F.10:bd07/31/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaq6530b(GB976EA#ABZ):pvrF.10:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30DD:rvrKBCVersion96.20:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq 6530b (GB976EA#ABZ)
dmi.product.version: F.10
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

[Paolo (sop64)]

With nothing visible I mean that no alarm messages where visible on screen
Everything was looking OK and the standard Ubunto 9.10 was displayed , the system appeared to work properly.
Just the icon on top bar war reporting the error and the possible instability of the sistem

Hope it helps