Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:39:54 +0000 From: Andrew Brampton <brampton+freebsd@gmail.com> To: Daniel Mueller <dan@imp.ch> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 8.0 how to enter kernel debugger inside vmware Message-ID: <d41814901001270839u7cfd88b9k58a1fecefa29662d@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4B604A41.6080706@imp.ch> References: <4B604A41.6080706@imp.ch>
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You might want to recompile your kernel with the ALT_BREAK_TO_DEBUGGER option. This allows you to use <CR>~^b to enter the debugger instead of ctrl-alt-esc. Andrew 2010/1/27 Daniel Mueller <dan@imp.ch>: > > Hi all > > I have an unstable machine running FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE inside vmware. It > freezes on average once a week but doesn't panic, so i would like to > enter the kernel debugger, to at least being able to force a panic. > Unfortunately, i have no serial interface and can't enter into the > debugger on the console using ctrl-alt-esc either, because it conflicts > with the key sequence to leave the console in the vmware client. What > can i do? > > many thanks and best regards > -Daniel > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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