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Date:      Tue, 4 Jan 2000 12:11:16 +0100 (CET)
From:      Nick Hibma <n_hibma@webweaving.org>
To:        Vallo Kallaste <vallo@matti.ee>
Cc:        Alex <ak@freenet.co.uk>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: panic in newpcm ( was Re: Ouch!  Something broke (possibly ATA))
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.20.0001041210010.2117-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <20000104124628.A40560@myhakas.matti.ee>

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> > ....and I apologise for wrongfully accusing it.   The panic is in fact
> > caused by newpcm (Cameron CC'd).  DDB trace can be provided upon request
> > (is there a way to save it into a file instead of having to write it
> > down on a piece of paper?)
> 
> Sure. Hook up serial console or some terminal program to appropriate
> serial port using null-modem cable, then rebuild your kernel and boot
> with right flag. Look at sys/i386/LINT, man sio(4) and man boot(8).

Or, if the panic happens after rc.conf has been run / you can log in,
set the dump device to something sensible. From DDB type panic. When the
system boots up again, you type savecore /some/dir and possibly copy the
debugging kernel from /sys/compile/KERNELNAME to /some/dir/kernel.0 as
well.


Nick

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