At 20:43 03/08/2005 -0800, Randall L. Rathbun wrote: >The lack of response to my question regarding OHCI compliancy in the IEEE1394a >transport forces the next question. > >Has anyone here on this mail list had experience with debugging the linux >kernel? Apparently it is necessary to debug the spb2, ieee1394 and ohci1394 >kernel modules to find out why the firewire isn't working. > >Is this done by recompiling those modules with a debug option, then using gdb >or preferably insight to actually debug? > >What is a rather robust method of doing this? Thanks for the input.
First thing to do is check the module source code for a debug parameter. Many of the modules accept a load option that cranks up the log level that gives you a much more detailed look at what is going on. Sometimes you may have to recompile the module to get the debug options. After that, I would look into getting a copy of "Linux Device Drivers" 3rd Ed. O'Reilly & Assc. and reading up on that if you're really serious about troubleshooting. Gus -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
