From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 21 16:19:32 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0198C16A425 for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:19:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from speedfactory.net (mail6.speedfactory.net [66.23.216.219]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D20BD43D66 for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:19:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (unverified [66.23.211.162]) by speedfactory.net (SurgeMail 3.5b3) with ESMTP id 4296153 for multiple; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:20:59 -0500 Received: from localhost (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jBLGJJDP016736; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:19:20 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:16:20 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.2 References: <43A91804.4090301@jetnet.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <43A91804.4090301@jetnet.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200512211116.21392.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.87.1, clamav-milter version 0.87 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.1.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on server.baldwin.cx X-Server: High Performance Mail Server - http://surgemail.com r=1653887525 Cc: Subject: Re: how to get more info #2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:19:32 -0000 On Wednesday 21 December 2005 03:53 am, David Reid wrote: > Following on from my last attempt to get more information on why my box > keeps rebooting, it was suggested that the lack of panics was a function > of running under X. Off list it was suggested I try remote debugging > via firewire, something I have now done. > > The panic showed up in vm_map_entry_splay as a page fault. The function > was called following a trap 0xc. > > I tried to get into gdb to get more information but it complained about > a lack of remote debuggers. > > As I'm still new to the remote debugging thing does anyone have any > pointers/suggestions for how to extract more information next time it > crashes and what sort of information I should post? Compile KDB and DDB into the kernel. You can then use 'tr' in ddb to get a stack trace. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org