Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 12:08:09 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy@siliconlandmark.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.1-CURRENT rebooting (multile systems) -- How to troubleshoot? Message-ID: <3F92B6E9.5030006@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20031019113345.G54982@alpha.siliconlandmark.com> References: <3F91E963.7080808@twcny.rr.com> <20031019113345.G54982@alpha.siliconlandmark.com>
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Andre Guibert de Bruet wrote: > On Sat, 18 Oct 2003, Tom Parquette wrote: > >>My question is, if the system fails (I'm assuming these are panics) how >>do I get the machine to NOT automatically reboot so I can copy down the >>failure information? (Unless these are logged somewhere I have not >>found yet.) > > Try hooking up a serial console and logging a system run with "boot -v", > overnight. Make sure that you have all of the kernel debug options in > GENERIC in your kernel as they will provide insight that can help trace > the problem. Additionally, set your kernel up for debugging. This will allow you to get a great deal of information after a crash. This section of the developer's handbook will talk you through it: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/developers-handbook/kerneldebug.html -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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