Http status error 500

i have following code in my web.xml

<servlet>

<servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet</servlet-class>

<load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>

</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/faces/*</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

if cahnge url pattern

<servlet>

<servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet</servlet-class>

<load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>

</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

then i am getting http 500 error why is it so

[874 byte] By [NikisinProblema] at [2007-11-27 10:11:29]