Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 10:36:27 +0300 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@ucb.crimea.ua> To: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Greg Quinlan <greg@qmpgmc.ac.uk>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Finally (Re: Memory leaks & kernel panic/reboot & ahc reboot) Message-ID: <19990522103627.B6482@relay.ucb.crimea.ua> In-Reply-To: <19990521220144.C78275@nuxi.com>; from David O'Brien on Fri, May 21, 1999 at 10:01:44PM -0700 References: <009501bea2a9$bb12d960$380051c2@greg.qmpgmc.ac.uk> <19990521220144.C78275@nuxi.com>
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On Fri, May 21, 1999 at 10:01:44PM -0700, David O'Brien wrote: > > The problem which I had reported, exactly, with the precise kernel panic > > message, did not get a response. That 's right not one! So many > > Ok, lets handle this in a way that should get you some helpful responce. > But first you need to be helpful. > > You need to compile a new kernel. See http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/ > if you do not know how to do that. At the point in your kernel building > where you would normally run ``config KERNEL_NAME'', do ``config -rg > KERNEL_NAME'' instead. Also note the extra step below when installing: > > > cp GENERIC FOO > vi FOO (make any changes and exit) > config -r -g FOO > cd ../../compile/FOO > make depend > make > cp -p kernel kernel.debug > strip -r kernel strip -g kernel > make install > > Before you reboot to use the new kernel, edit /etc/rc.conf and add a line > simular to: > > dumpdev="/dev/wd0s2b" > > > Then the next time you have a panic, the information necessary to debug > the problem wil be available. > -- Ruslan Ermilov Sysadmin and DBA of the ru@ucb.crimea.ua United Commercial Bank +380.652.247.647 Simferopol, Ukraine http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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