Since I didn't get any replies on the server crash issues I reported, I re-installed on another server fresh last night. I also installed the latest Node.
Good news is that Chrome doesn't kill it! Woot. :-)
Bad news, is I'm seeing the same 404's mentioned here... and all I did was a git clone:
[2012-05-23 07:10:15.667] [INFO] console - Your Etherpad Lite git version is 5e5a444
[2012-05-23 07:10:15.796] [INFO] console - Server is listening at
0.0.0.0:9001[2012-05-23 07:10:15.797] [INFO] console - info - '
socket.io started'
[2012-05-23 07:10:17.755] [INFO]
socket.io - handshake authorized '15934612442016446548'
[2012-05-23 07:10:18.068] [INFO] message - from 15934612442016446548: {"component":"pad","type":"CLIENT_READY","padId":"WdNnA5d9pV","sessionID":null,"password":null,"token":"t.sRlsKwmL8nyqKhVhi5df","protocolVersion":2,"client_rev":219,"reconnect":true}
[2012-05-23 07:10:19.908] [INFO] http - 200, GET /p/WdNnA5d9pV
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.133] [INFO] http - 304, GET /static/custom/pad.css
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.134] [INFO] http - 304, GET /static/css/pad.css
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.331] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/require-kernel.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.334] [INFO] http - 304, GET /static/custom/pad.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.341] [INFO] http - 304, GET /static/img/loading.gif
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.341] [INFO] http - 304, GET /static/img/leftarrow.png
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.343] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/jquery.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.343] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/security.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.344] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/pad.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.344] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/ace2_common.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.344] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/pad_utils.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.561] [INFO] http - 304, GET /static/img/etherpad_lite_icons.png
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.562] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/plugins.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.562] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/undo-xpopup.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.562] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/json2.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.565] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/pad_cookie.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.565] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/pad_editor.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.566] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/pad_editbar.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.567] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/pad_docbar.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.567] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/pad_modals.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.569] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/collab_client.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.570] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/ace.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.571] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/pad_userlist.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.571] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/pad_impexp.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.572] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/pad_savedrevs.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.573] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/pad_connectionstatus.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.574] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/chat.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.574] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/excanvas.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.574] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/farbtastic.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.575] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/prefixfree.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.584] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/jquery
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.585] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/security
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.585] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/pad
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.585] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/ace2_common
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.587] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/pad_utils
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.588] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/plugins
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.588] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/undo-xpopup
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.589] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/json2
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.589] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/pad_cookie
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.590] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/pad_editor
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.592] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/pad_editbar
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.593] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/pad_docbar
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.593] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/pad_modals
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.593] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/ace
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.594] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/collab_client
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.596] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/pad_userlist
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.596] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/pad_impexp
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.596] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/pad_savedrevs
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.597] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/pad_connectionstatus
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.598] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/chat
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.599] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/excanvas
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.599] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/farbtastic
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.599] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/prefixfree
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.611] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/security.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.798] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/pad.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.826] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/ace2_common.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:20.931] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/pad_utils.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:23.686] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/jquery.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:23.698] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/plugins.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:23.700] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/undo-xpopup.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:23.769] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/json2.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:23.823] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/pad_cookie.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:23.845] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/pad_editor.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:24.032] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/pad_editbar.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:24.162] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/pad_docbar.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:24.267] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/pad_modals.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:24.468] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/collab_client.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:24.728] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/pad_userlist.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:24.798] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/pad_impexp.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:24.964] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/pad_savedrevs.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:24.972] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/pad_connectionstatus.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:24.997] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/chat.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.153] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/excanvas.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.332] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/farbtastic.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.336] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/jquery
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.336] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/security
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.477] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/prefixfree.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.479] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/pad
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.479] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/ace2_common
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.479] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/pad_utils
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.479] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/plugins
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.481] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/undo-xpopup
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.481] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/json2
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.481] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/pad_cookie
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.481] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/pad_editor
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.483] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/pad_editbar
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.483] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/pad_docbar
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.483] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/pad_modals
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.483] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/ace
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.484] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/collab_client
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.485] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/pad_userlist
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.485] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/pad_impexp
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.485] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/pad_savedrevs
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.486] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/pad_connectionstatus
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.487] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/chat
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.487] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/excanvas
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.487] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/farbtastic
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.492] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/prefixfree
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.494] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/css/iframe_editor.css
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.565] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/css/pad.css
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.566] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/custom/pad.css
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.570] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/css/iframe_editor.css
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.576] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/css/pad.css
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.576] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/custom/pad.css
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.751] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/require-kernel.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.752] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/ace2_common.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.752] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/AttributePoolFactory.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.755] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/Changeset.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.755] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/security.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.756] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/skiplist.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.757] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/virtual_lines.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.758] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/cssmanager.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.758] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/colorutils.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.759] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/undomodule.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.760] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/contentcollector.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.761] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/changesettracker.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.761] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/linestylefilter.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.762] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/domline.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.763] [INFO] http - 200, HEAD /static/js/ace2_inner.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.764] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/ace2_common
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.764] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/AttributePoolFactory
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.766] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/Changeset
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.767] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/security
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.768] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/skiplist
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.768] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/virtual_lines
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.770] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/cssmanager
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.770] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/colorutils
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.772] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/undomodule
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.772] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/contentcollector
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.773] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/changesettracker
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.774] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/linestylefilter
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.809] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/domline
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.809] [INFO] http - 404, HEAD /static/js/ace2_inner
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.831] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/ace2_common.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:25.937] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/AttributePoolFactory.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:26.670] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/Changeset.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:26.677] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/security.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:26.768] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/skiplist.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:26.840] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/virtual_lines.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:26.850] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/cssmanager.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:26.940] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/colorutils.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:27.004] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/undomodule.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:27.130] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/contentcollector.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:27.257] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/changesettracker.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:27.301] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/linestylefilter.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:27.397] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/domline.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:27.399] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/ace2_common
[2012-05-23 07:10:27.399] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/AttributePoolFactory
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.159] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/ace2_inner.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.163] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/Changeset
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.163] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/security
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.164] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/skiplist
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.165] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/virtual_lines
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.165] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/cssmanager
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.165] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/colorutils
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.166] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/undomodule
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.167] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/contentcollector
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.167] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/changesettracker
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.168] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/linestylefilter
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.168] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/domline
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.169] [INFO] http - 404, GET /static/js/ace2_inner
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.177] [INFO] http - 200, GET /minified/ace2_inner.js?callback=require.define
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.292] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/js/ace.js
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.324] [INFO] http - 304, GET /minified/pad.js?callback=require.define
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.538] [INFO]
socket.io - handshake authorized '2143660699566323039'
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.545] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/css/pad.css
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.551] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/css/pad.css
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.552] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/custom/pad.css
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.552] [INFO] http - 200, GET /static/custom/pad.css
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.843] [INFO] message - from 2143660699566323039: {"component":"pad","type":"CLIENT_READY","padId":"WdNnA5d9pV","sessionID":null,"password":null,"token":"t.EcFLaRaAcHT0ds2Fl8lO","protocolVersion":2}
[2012-05-23 07:10:30.845] [INFO] message - to 2143660699566323039: {"accountPrivs":{"maxRevisions":100},"initialRevisionList":[],"initialOptions":{"guestPolicy":"deny"},"collab_client_vars":{"initialAttributedText":{"tex