Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 15:29:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Zhihui Zhang <zzhang@cs.binghamton.edu> To: Andrzej Bialecki <abial@webgiro.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Create a dump image of kernel Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.990813152604.4618A-100000@sol.cs.binghamton.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9908131919420.16594-100000@freja.webgiro.com>
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On Fri, 13 Aug 1999, Andrzej Bialecki wrote: > On Fri, 13 Aug 1999, Zhihui Zhang wrote: > > > > > Can anyone tell me how to modify the config file to build a kernel that > > creates dump image whenever it panics. Currently I have to use dumpon > > command after system bootup. But this command does not work when the > > panic happens during the bootup time, i.e., when you have no chance to > > issue the dumpon command. Thanks. > > This is a common problem recently, it seems.. See my recent postings to > this group (or was it -current?). > > Andrzej Bialecki It is in -current list. Subject is: is dumpon/savecore broken?. I read your postings there. It seems we can use remote GDB to debug a kernel that panics even before it probes the devices. I hope it is easy to learn how to use it from the handbook. Thanks. -Zhihui To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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