Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:25:47 -0700 From: Marcel Moolenaar <xcllnt@mac.com> To: pierrelaroche <pierre.laroche@sbcglobal.net> Cc: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.2 on the HP i2000 Message-ID: <5A6D0259-A2EF-4E2C-9446-E02169DE6498@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <C2BED672.1A05D%pierre.laroche@sbcglobal.net> References: <C2BED672.1A05D%pierre.laroche@sbcglobal.net>
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On Jul 14, 2007, at 7:37 PM, pierrelaroche wrote: > 1) Can I use ddb and kgdb to debug kernel code, as I have been able > to do on > the x86 platform? Is that functionality expected to work on the IA64? Yes, basically. > 2) My machine has a single serial port, which is used by the console. > Therefore, I am assuming a need to add a PCI serial board to get a > debug > port on both Itanium machines used for debugging. Is this assumption > correct? It is possible to have the debug port the same as the console port, but it's only possible in FreeBSD-current. I'm not sure if it's in FreeBSD-stable. In any case, set hw.uart.dbgport the same as hw.uart.console. FYI, -- Marcel Moolenaar xcllnt@mac.com
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