Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 13:52:12 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: Chris Timmons <skynyrd@opus.cts.cwu.edu>, Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: no boot: config -g and options DDB Message-ID: <19971228135212.59329@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.971227191234.22759O-100000@current1.whistle.com>; from Julian Elischer on Sat, Dec 27, 1997 at 07:14:20PM -0800 References: <19971228130040.23145@lemis.com> <Pine.BSF.3.95.971227191234.22759O-100000@current1.whistle.com>
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On Sat, Dec 27, 1997 at 07:14:20PM -0800, Julian Elischer wrote: >> It's useful to have the complete symbols if you're using ddb online. >> I've just tryed it on a 16 MB 486, and it works. It left 4.5 MB >> over--enough, I suppose, for the system to run. > > you're lucky > my 32Mb system has never successfully booted a full -g kernel > how big was it? -rwxr-xr-x 1 root bin 11008183 Dec 28 13:15 /src/RAZZIA/sys/compile/RAZZIA/kernel.gdb > if you have a test machine (even a lowely 386) > running it with the remode gdb enabled is AMAZINGLY better > especially if used with xxgdb. So tell me how to get the *(&* to run. I've been trying all morning, but there's something missing in the docco, and I haven't quite worked it out yet. Greg
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