Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 15:16:07 -0400 From: "Jose' Carlos Brustoloni" <jcb@research.bell-labs.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Dropping into DDB when X server is active Message-ID: <35D9D2F6.AC30DE26@research.bell-labs.com>
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Hi, I am using FreeBSD 2.2.6 on a Pentium II 266 MHz PC with 64 MB memory and Matrox Millenium II AGP video board. I am running the XFree86 version that comes in the FreeBSD 2.2.6 release. I compiled the kernel with options DDB, BREAK_TO_DEBUGGER, UCONSOLE, and GDB_REMOTE_CHAT. My .xinitrc file runs xterm with the -C flag (so that the initial xterm would grab the system console). I am adding some modifications to the kernel and would like to be able to: - set a breakpoint in DDB; continue; - start X; - run an application (Netscape) that causes the kernel breakpoint to be reached; AND - drop into DDB so that I can examine register, processes, etc. Unfortunately, when the breakpoint is reached, the system simply hangs instead of dropping into DDB. I also would like to be able to drop into DDB by pressing Ctrl-Alt-ESC when the X server is running. Unfortunately, this key combination is ignored by the system unless the screen is in console mode. Is there any way to use DDB when the X server is running? Thanks, Jose' To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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