* Medved, Michael ([email protected]) wrote: > Per Mathieu's email, I'm moving my question to this mailing list. > > In response to his question - I've already built the tiny core 2.6.33.3 > kernel and installed it and it seems to work just fine. So when I drop the > patch into this build is when things start going awry. > > The 2.6.33 (already patched for TC) can be had here: > > http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/3.x/release/src/kernel/ >
OK, can you try disabling all the lttng-specific options and rebuild ? Also try compiling them as modules, loading one by one, see which one fails. Also having the console output you get when it crashes would be helpful. A serial console usually does the trick. Thanks, Mathieu > M > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Lttng and Tiny Core? > Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:57:13 -0400 > From: Mathieu Desnoyers <[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected]> > To: Medved, Michael <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > * Medved, Michael ([email protected]) wrote: > > Hi Mathieu- > > > > I'm a NASA contractor and I'd like to us lttng to do some > > tracing/profiling of some applications I'm writing for the ISS. I'm > > using a linux distro called tiny core, and have successfully gotten the > > kernel to compile with the lttng patches applied (to a 2.6.33.3 kernel), > > but when I boot it, it doesn't go to the desktop like usual. Instead it > > spits out a bunch of information (hex numbers, modprobe stuff, etc) and > > then goes to a blank line with no cursor, and it doesn't matter what I > > type, nothing happens. Interestingly, if I put in a USB stick it spits > > out a bunch of info about it. I compiled everything from that version > > of lttng (.213) into the kernel (none as modules). > > > > I didn't see any forums on the lttng website or any good place to ask my > > question, so I thought I'd drop you an email and see if you can point me > > in the right direction? > > Usually these questions go through the mailing list, > [email protected]. > > You should probably try booting your kernel without the lttng patches applied > to > make sure it's not just a matter of a missing driver (e.g. proprietary nvidia > ?) from your kernel per se. > > The problem may not even be related to lttng, so it would be good to check > that > first. So you should try a 2.6.33.3 kernel without lttng applied. > > Thanks, > > Mathieu > > > > > Thanks! > > M > > -- > Mathieu Desnoyers > Operating System Efficiency R&D Consultant > EfficiOS Inc. > http://www.efficios.com > > _______________________________________________ > ltt-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.casi.polymtl.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ltt-dev > -- Mathieu Desnoyers Operating System Efficiency R&D Consultant EfficiOS Inc. http://www.efficios.com _______________________________________________ ltt-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.casi.polymtl.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ltt-dev
