Dale Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is the psdatabase file in /boot for? I > accidentily erased it tonight and was > wondering if this will cause my kernel not > to boot? If I need it where could I find a > or make a new copy of this file from??
psdatabase is responsible for the WCHAN column of the output of "ps -l", so your system will boot. Without psdatabase, you will get numbers in this column instead of routine names. If you have compiled your own kernel, then "psupdate /usr/src/linux/vmlinux" should work (if /usr/src/linux/vmlinux still exists). I guess the distributed version is on the boot disk. Hope this is useful. +-----------------------------------------+----------------------+ | Neil Turton, Assistant computer officer | Snail Mail to: | | | Churchill college, | | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Cambridge. CB3 0DS. | +-----------------------------------------+----------------------+ | GCM(M) d H s+:- !g p0>+ !au(-) a- w+ v C+++@ UL++++$(+++) P+ | | L+++ 3- E++ N-(+) K- W--- M-- V po Y+ t-- 5 !j R- G? !tv(-) | | b+ D+ B? e+++ u(*) h-- f !r>+++ n+ y? | +----------------------------------------------------------------+
