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Date:      Tue, 27 Oct 1998 10:00:01 -0800 (PST)
From:      Jin Guojun (FTG staff) <jin@george.lbl.gov>
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: gnu/8425: 3.0's gdb can't read 3.0's kernel to debug dumps
Message-ID:  <199810271800.KAA02211@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR gnu/8425; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Jin Guojun (FTG staff) <jin@george.lbl.gov>
To: cmetz@inner.net
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: gnu/8425: 3.0's gdb can't read 3.0's kernel to debug dumps
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 09:57:05 -0800 (PST)

 From: Craig Metz <cmetz@inner.net>
 > envy# ./gdb /var/crash/kernel.1
 > GDB is free software and you are welcome to distribute copies of it
 >  under certain conditions; type "show copying" to see the conditions.
 > There is absolutely no warranty for GDB; type "show warranty" for details.
 > GDB 4.16 (i386-unknown-freebsd), 
 > Copyright 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc...
 > (gdb) target kcore /var/crash/vmcore.1
 > IdlePTD 272000
 > kernel symbol `kstack' not found.
 
 I have no idea what symbol `kstack' is. It is not in the GENERIC kernel.
 Is it possible your customized kernel?
 At least to debug kernel, you should do this:
 
 	gdb -k kernel.1 vmcore.1
 
 -Jin
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