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Date:      Tue, 14 Jan 97 11:47:50 +0100
From:      garyj@frt.dec.com
To:        Vincent Poy <vince@mail.MCESTATE.COM>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 2.1.6R kernel compile problems 
Message-ID:  <9701141047.AA12578@cssmuc.frt.dec.com>
In-Reply-To: Message from Vincent Poy <vince@mail.MCESTATE.COM>  of Mon, 13  Jan 97 21:23:54 PST.

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vince@mail.MCESTATE.COM writes:
> > What version of FBSD are you using ?
> 
> 	It's in the subject of the message, 2.1.6R.
> 

Yeah, sorry, I noticed after I sent my reply.

> > Try providing a list of the routines (nm /kernel) around the address
> > where it's failing. And also identify the routine where it fails. Then
> > somebody might be able to help.
> 
> 	I'm not sure if the nm /kernel will work since I need to boot with
> /kernel.old as the /kernel with ptys at 256 would panic the kernel right
> after it does the probe on npx0.  It will just reboot over and over again.
> This only happens on two 2.1.6R machines but the same config kernel works
> fine on other machines running 2.1.6R and -current.
> 

some how I don't think that nm cares which kernel you boot.

How about putting ddb into the failing kernel ? Then you can "t"race
and send that info to the list. Any info is better than none.

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