I'm trying the seam booking demo (available here: http://cruisecontrol.jboss.com/cc/artifacts/jbossas-builds/jboss-seam-de mo) on JBoss 5. I only see this error when I have the booking demo deployed. I only see this error on Windows (no problem on linux), and Rajesh is able to reproduce it as well. Download the ear & DS from above, and start trunk (latest) on Windows to reproduce. java.lang.RuntimeException: org.jboss.xb.binding.JBossXBException: Failed to parse source: Read error at org.jboss.web.tomcat.tc6.TomcatInjectionContainer.processMetadata(Tomcat InjectionContainer.java:264) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.tc6.WebAppLoader.start(WebAppLoader.java:104) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4198 ) at <snip> Caused by: org.jboss.xb.binding.JBossXBException: Failed to parse source: Read error at org.jboss.xb.binding.parser.sax.SaxJBossXBParser.parse(SaxJBossXBParser. java:178) at org.jboss.xb.binding.UnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal(UnmarshallerImpl.java:16 9) at org.jboss.web.metamodel.descriptor.WebDDObjectFactory.parse(WebDDObjectF actory.java:86) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.tc6.TomcatInjectionContainer.processMetadata(Tomcat InjectionContainer.java:256) ... 65 more Caused by: java.io.IOException: Read error at java.io.FileInputStream.readBytes(Native Method) at java.io.FileInputStream.read(FileInputStream.java:194) at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLEntityManager$RewindableInputStream.read(Unkno wn Source) at org.apache.xerces.impl.io.UTF8Reader.read(Unknown Source) at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLEntityScanner.load(Unknown Source) at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLEntityScanner.scanData(Unknown Source) at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLScanner.scanComment(Unknown Source) at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanComment(Unknow n Source) at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContentDis patcher.dispatch(Unknown Source) at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(Unkno wn Source) at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source) at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source) at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XMLParser.parse(Unknown Source) at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source) at org.apache.xerces.jaxp.SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.xb.binding.parser.sax.SaxJBossXBParser.parse(SaxJBossXBParser. java:174) ... 68 more 16:20:31,703 ERROR [BaseModelMBean] Exception invoking method init LifecycleException: Manager has not yet been started at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.stop(StandardManager.java:66 0) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.stop(StandardContext.java:4498) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.destroy(ContainerBase.java:1133) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.destroy(StandardContext.java:45 92) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.init(StandardContext.java:5288) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.jav a:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessor Impl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.apache.tomcat.util.modeler.BaseModelMBean.invoke(BaseModelMBean.java :297) at org.jboss.mx.server.RawDynamicInvoker.invoke(RawDynamicInvoker.java:164) at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:668) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.tc6.deployers.TomcatDeployment.performDeployInterna l(TomcatDeployment.java:299) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.tc6.deployers.TomcatDeployment.performDeploy(Tomcat Deployment.java:126) at org.jboss.web.deployers.AbstractWarDeployment.start(AbstractWarDeploymen t.java:355) at org.jboss.web.deployers.WebModule.startModule(WebModule.java:88) at org.jboss.web.deployers.WebModule.start(WebModule.java:66) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.jav a:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessor Impl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatcher. java:157) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:96) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88) at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.jav a:264) at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:668) at org.jboss.system.microcontainer.ServiceProxy.invoke(ServiceProxy.java:18 4) at $Proxy0.start(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.system.microcontainer.StartStopLifecycleAction.installAction(S tartStopLifecycleAction.java:42) at org.jboss.system.microcontainer.ServiceControllerContextAction.install(S erviceControllerContextAction.java:46) at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContextActions.install(Ab stractControllerContextActions.java:51) at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContext.install(AbstractC ontrollerContext.java:226) at org.jboss.system.microcontainer.ServiceControllerContext.install(Service ControllerContext.java:198) at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractControll er.java:709) at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.incrementState(AbstractC ontroller.java:429) at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(Abstract Controller.java:538) at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(Abstract Controller.java:472) at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.change(AbstractControlle r.java:320) at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.change(AbstractControlle r.java:190) at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.doChange(ServiceController.java:656) at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:431) at org.jboss.system.deployers.ServiceDeployer.start(ServiceDeployer.java:12 4) at org.jboss.system.deployers.ServiceDeployer.deploy(ServiceDeployer.java:8 5) at org.jboss.system.deployers.ServiceDeployer.deploy(ServiceDeployer.java:4 4) at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.helpers.AbstractSimpleRealDeployer .deploy(AbstractSimpleRealDeployer.java:53) at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployer.AbstractSimpleDeployer.commitDeploy (AbstractSimpleDeployer.java:52) at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployer.DeployerWrapper.commitDeploy(Deploy erWrapper.java:145) at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployment.MainDeployerImpl.commitDeploy(Mai nDeployerImpl.java:440) at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployment.MainDeployerImpl.process(MainDepl oyerImpl.java:381) at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.ProfileServiceBootstrap.loadProfi le(ProfileServiceBootstrap.java:366) at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.ProfileServiceBootstrap.bootstrap (ProfileServiceBootstrap.java:246) at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.bootstrap.AbstractBootstrap.run(AbstractBootstr ap.java:89) at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.ServerImpl.doStart(ServerImpl.jav a:401) at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.ServerImpl.start(ServerImpl.java: 340) at org.jboss.Main.boot(Main.java:210) at org.jboss.Main$1.run(Main.java:508) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595) 16:20:31,890 ERROR [AbstractKernelController] Error installing to Start: name=jboss.web.deployment:war=/web-console state=Create mode=Manual requiredState=Installed LifecycleException: Manager has not yet been started at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.stop(StandardManager.java:66 0) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.stop(StandardContext.java:4498) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.destroy(ContainerBase.java:1133) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.destroy(StandardContext.java:45 92) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.init(StandardContext.java:5288) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.jav a:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessor Impl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.apache.tomcat.util.modeler.BaseModelMBean.invoke(BaseModelMBean.java :297) at org.jboss.mx.server.RawDynamicInvoker.invoke(RawDynamicInvoker.java:164) at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:668) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.tc6.deployers.TomcatDeployment.performDeployInterna l(TomcatDeployment.java:299) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.tc6.deployers.TomcatDeployment.performDeploy(Tomcat Deployment.java:126) at org.jboss.web.deployers.AbstractWarDeployment.start(AbstractWarDeploymen t.java:355) at org.jboss.web.deployers.WebModule.startModule(WebModule.java:88) at org.jboss.web.deployers.WebModule.start(WebModule.java:66) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.jav a:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessor Impl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatcher. java:157) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:96) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88) at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.jav a:264) at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:668) at org.jboss.system.microcontainer.ServiceProxy.invoke(ServiceProxy.java:18 4) at $Proxy0.start(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.system.microcontainer.StartStopLifecycleAction.installAction(S tartStopLifecycleAction.java:42) at org.jboss.system.microcontainer.ServiceControllerContextAction.install(S erviceControllerContextAction.java:46) at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContextActions.install(Ab stractControllerContextActions.java:51) at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContext.install(AbstractC ontrollerContext.java:226) at org.jboss.system.microcontainer.ServiceControllerContext.install(Service ControllerContext.java:198) at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractControll er.java:709) at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.incrementState(AbstractC ontroller.java:429) at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(Abstract Controller.java:538) at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(Abstract Controller.java:472) at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.change(AbstractControlle r.java:320) at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.change(AbstractControlle r.java:190) at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.doChange(ServiceController.java:656) at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:431) at org.jboss.system.deployers.ServiceDeployer.start(ServiceDeployer.java:12 4) at org.jboss.system.deployers.ServiceDeployer.deploy(ServiceDeployer.java:8 5) at org.jboss.system.deployers.ServiceDeployer.deploy(ServiceDeployer.java:4 4) at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.helpers.AbstractSimpleRealDeployer .deploy(AbstractSimpleRealDeployer.java:53) at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployer.AbstractSimpleDeployer.commitDeploy (AbstractSimpleDeployer.java:52) at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployer.DeployerWrapper.commitDeploy(Deploy erWrapper.java:145) at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployment.MainDeployerImpl.commitDeploy(Mai nDeployerImpl.java:440) at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployment.MainDeployerImpl.process(MainDepl oyerImpl.java:381) at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.ProfileServiceBootstrap.loadProfi le(ProfileServiceBootstrap.java:366) at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.ProfileServiceBootstrap.bootstrap (ProfileServiceBootstrap.java:246) at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.bootstrap.AbstractBootstrap.run(AbstractBootstr ap.java:89) at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.ServerImpl.doStart(ServerImpl.jav a:401) at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.ServerImpl.start(ServerImpl.java: 340) at org.jboss.Main.boot(Main.java:210) at org.jboss.Main$1.run(Main.java:508) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)