Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 09:31:10 -0400 (EDT) From: Seth <seth@freebie.dp.ny.frb.org> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [Q] How stable is FreeBSD 3.X ? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9905250926210.21875-100000@freebie.dp.ny.frb.org> In-Reply-To: <199905250635.XAA00767@dingo.cdrom.com>
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On Mon, 24 May 1999, Mike Smith wrote: > You claim to have read the list archives; they are full of explanations > of the debugging process. > Actually, I agree with everything you've said up until this point. My question of last week dealt specifically with this topic, and has remained unanswered. It was a repeat of a similar question I asked approx. 2 months ago, again with no responses. I've looked for material but haven't found anything that deals specifically with interpreting debugger output. I'm willing to put together a debugging FAQ as soon as I know myself how to do it. The message from last week is included below in the hopes that someone paying attention to this thread could point me in the right direction. Thanks. SB ---included message--- [ headers omitted ] On Fri, 21 May 1999, David O'Brien wrote: [ stuff about configuring a kernel with -g and setting dump deleted ] > > Then the next time you have a panic, the information necessary to debug > the problem wil be available. > > -- > -- David (obrien@NUXI.com -or- obrien@FreeBSD.org) Sorry for the (silly?) question, but what next? I've done all of this, and am still clueless as to how to access/analyze/whatever a crashdump when something happens. Right now I just drop into the debugger on panic/fault, with no idea what to do next. I usually just type "panic" and the machine seems to reboot. (I've read the ddb manpage, not even sure whether it's the right thing to read, as the "panic" command isn't documented there.) Is there a tutorial on how to analyze crashdumps? If not, would someone familiar with the process please share his/her knowledge? The next time something bad happens, I'd like to post with some meaningful information and avoid the "you haven't given us enough information" speeches. Thanks. SB To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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