On Fri, 13 Aug 1999, Andrzej Bialecki wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Aug 1999, Zhihui Zhang wrote:
>
> >
> > Can anyone tell me how to modify the config file to build a kernel that
> > creates dump image whenever it panics. Currently I have to use dumpon
> > command after system bootup. But this command does not work when the
> > panic happens during the bootup time, i.e., when you have no chance to
> > issue the dumpon command. Thanks.
>
> This is a common problem recently, it seems.. See my recent postings to
> this group (or was it -current?).
>
> Andrzej Bialecki
It is in -current list. Subject is: is dumpon/savecore broken?. I read
your postings there. It seems we can use remote GDB to debug a kernel that
panics even before it probes the devices. I hope it is easy to learn how
to use it from the handbook. Thanks.
-Zhihui
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