From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 23 21:54:18 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0F0316A4CE for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:54:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from wiproecmx1.wipro.com (wiproecmx1.wipro.com [164.164.31.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6A9F43D1D for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:54:16 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sundeep.puliccott@wipro.com) Received: from ec-vwall-out2.wipro.com (ec-vwall-out2.wipro.com [10.200.52.14])i1O5sBKk010774 for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:24:13 +0530 (IST) Received: from blr-m3-msg.wipro.com ([10.114.50.99]) by blr-ec-bh2.wipro.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:24:10 +0530 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6487.1 Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:23:40 +0530 Message-ID: <7F396B9772328640B7593FA817EEEDADCC371E@blr-m3-msg.wipro.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Help on kernel debugger Thread-Index: AcP6kwxEnDOHA8/bTQKl12IK4Axp/AAA5P5w From: To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Feb 2004 05:54:10.0579 (UTC) FILETIME=[9F958630:01C3FA9A] Subject: Help on kernel debugger X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 05:54:18 -0000 I need to use a kernel debugger on FreeBSD 4.8 to check if my messages to the kernel have all the info required and if Is being processed. DDB is the debugger mentioned in the handbook. Will DDB help Me debug the kernel on the target itself? All that I have read abt DDB is debugging from a remote box over a serial line. I have rebuilt my kernel with the options # Kernel debugger support options DDB options DDB_UNATTENDED -sundeep Confidentiality Notice=0D The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to= this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or= privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or= Mailadmin@wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.