A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0xb6e2a766, pid=2084, tid=3027630960
JRE version: 6.0_21-b06
Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (17.0-b16 mixed mode, sharing linux-x86 )
Problematic frame:
v [libjvm.so+0x1a9766]
ERROR. Could not start Hadoop datanode daemon
Usually such things happens when there is zero space on the disk. Shortage of memory also can cause it, but disk is more frequent cause IMHO.