Andreas Gerdd wrote: > Hello. > > I've an Intel E6300 Dual Core 2.8 system. > > Whenever I try to see such a dmesg output, I get the following: > > # dmesg -N /bsd.sp > dmesg: pread: Bad address > dmesg: kvm_read: invalid address (0) (0) > > However, typing just "dmesg" works fine, shows the output for GENERIC.MP, > but i try to see a dmesg output for the GENERIC kernel as well, > so i can send them both to [email protected]
dmesg is a property of a running kernel, not of a kernel sitting on the disk. If you are running snapshot or release kernels, we know what is in your kernel file, we want to see how it works with your hardware (of course, we also want to see the first few lines which show us what version you are running). So, to get a dmesg from GENERIC.MP, you run bsd.mp, for GENERIC, you run bsd. You can't pull a dmesg out of a kernel that wasn't run (note that some machines don't clear their RAM between boots, so you can sometimes see multiple dmesgs if you have rebooted without powering down. Usual rule: if this would be convenient for you, it won't work, your machine will have cleared RAM before boot. :) Nick
