Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:05:53 +0300 From: Andriy Gapon <avg@icyb.net.ua> To: Phil Regnauld <pr+freebsd-current@x0.dk> Cc: Attilio Rao <attilio@freebsd.org>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9-CURRENT (and 8.0) on MacMini (rev. 3,1) Message-ID: <4BB8B8E1.1050402@icyb.net.ua> In-Reply-To: <20100404153452.GA85964@macbook.catpipe.net> References: <20100404123907.GA84384@macbook.catpipe.net> <s2g3bbf2fe11004040734na3b11be7j6644cda329c25a76@mail.gmail.com> <20100404153452.GA85964@macbook.catpipe.net>
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on 04/04/2010 18:34 Phil Regnauld said the following: > Attilio Rao (attilio) writes: >> I would start by compiling a debugging kernel and using serial port >> for capturing, starting reporting the ACPI bug in the latest case, >> then we can get useful informations. > > Hi Attilio, > > Any pointers on how to achieve that on a machine with no serial ports ? > I've checked out: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/developers-handbook/kerneldebug-online-gdb.html > and > http://wiki.freebsd.org/DebugWithDcons (there is a recognized firewire port) > > I don't otherwise see how to get a core to disk halfway through the boot > process. You could try to use firewire console. See dcons(4). Also, a good and quicker start is to report actual panics that you get, as Attilio has suggested. When everything else fails, a digital camera still can be used to get screen captures:-) -- Andriy Gapon
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