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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 21:29:57 -0600
From: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com>
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In the last episode (Dec 26), Danny Braniss said:
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 26 Dec 2003, Danny Braniss wrote:
> > 
> > > hi,
> > > 	how can i break into the kernel debugger when the console
> > > is a serial one? (Ctrl-Alt-Esc has now ascii equivalent :-)
> > 
> > options         BREAK_TO_DEBUGGER       #a BREAK on a comconsole goes to
> 
> Great! just what i was looking for!
> I was about to compile pxeboot, but htis is better,
> thanks

If you're worried about accidental BREAKs, you can also use
ALT_BREAK_TO_DEBUGGER, which enables a Sun-style <CR>~<^B> key
sequence.

-- 
	Dan Nelson
	dnelson@allantgroup.com