From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jan 14 02:53:55 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id CAA06054 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 14 Jan 1997 02:53:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail13.digital.com (mail13.digital.com [192.208.46.30]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id CAA06047 for ; Tue, 14 Jan 1997 02:53:52 -0800 (PST) From: garyj@frt.dec.com Received: from cssmuc.frt.dec.com by mail13.digital.com (8.7.5/UNX 1.5/1.0/WV) id FAA13153; Tue, 14 Jan 1997 05:47:58 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost by cssmuc.frt.dec.com; (5.65v3.2/1.1.8.2/14Nov95-0232PM) id AA12578; Tue, 14 Jan 1997 11:47:50 +0100 Message-Id: <9701141047.AA12578@cssmuc.frt.dec.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.4 10/10/95 To: Vincent Poy Cc: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: Message from Vincent Poy of Mon, 13 Jan 97 21:23:54 PST. Reply-To: gjennejohn@frt.dec.com Subject: Re: 2.1.6R kernel compile problems Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 14 Jan 97 11:47:50 +0100 X-Mts: smtp Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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. --- Gary Jennejohn (work) gjennejohn@frt.dec.com (home) Gary.Jennejohn@munich.netsurf.de (play) gj@freebsd.org