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From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
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To: Josef Karthauser <joe@tao.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: Kernel debugging - what's the procedure?
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Josef Karthauser wrote:
> What's the current method for debugging kernels?
> 
>     genius# gdb -k /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENIUS/kernel.debug 
Running kernels?

You use another machine, and connect the serial ports together.
See the handbook for details.

If this is against a dead kernel, etiher your dump image is
bad, or it doesn't match the kernel that made the dump.

-- Terry

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