Re: How to debug kernel Oops
On 3/26/06, Michael Schmitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unable to handele kernel paging request for data at address 0x0008 Faulting instruction address:0xe2709440 Oops : kernel acces of bad area, sig 11 [#1] ... ... NIP [E2709440] ieee80211_master_star_xmit+0x6c/0x4bc [80211] LR [E2709400] ieee80211_master_star_xmit+0x2c/0x4bc [80211] Call Trace : ... ... --- How to find the problem and solve it ? Part 1: Disassemble the ieee80211_master_star_xmit function (locate the start address in the module from the symbol table, and use objdump -d), and compare with the C code. That should tell you what NULL pointer you need to deal with here. Part 2: figure out how a NULL pointer got passed in the first place. Thank you very much. This exceeds my competences. I do not know programming, I give up. Best regards, Bin Michael
Re: How to debug kernel Oops
Unable to handele kernel paging request for data at address 0x0008 Faulting instruction address:0xe2709440 Oops : kernel acces of bad area, sig 11 [#1] ... ... NIP [E2709440] ieee80211_master_star_xmit+0x6c/0x4bc [80211] LR [E2709400] ieee80211_master_star_xmit+0x2c/0x4bc [80211] Call Trace : ... ... --- How to find the problem and solve it ? Part 1: Disassemble the ieee80211_master_star_xmit function (locate the start address in the module from the symbol table, and use objdump -d), and compare with the C code. That should tell you what NULL pointer you need to deal with here. Part 2: figure out how a NULL pointer got passed in the first place. Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How to debug kernel Oops
Hi, My ibook freezes when I want to use the _lateast_ bcm43xx/devicescape driver for 2.6.16. It freezes after the commands: modprobe bcm43xx_d80211 echo -n sta0 /sys/class/ieee80211/phy0/add_iface ifconfig wlan0.11 up (I see in syslog localhost kernel: wlan0.11: Does not support passive scan, disabled) --- In console I see ( _manually_ copied) -- Unable to handele kernel paging request for data at address 0x0008 Faulting instruction address:0xe2709440 Oops : kernel acces of bad area, sig 11 [#1] ... ... NIP [E2709440] ieee80211_master_star_xmit+0x6c/0x4bc [80211] LR [E2709400] ieee80211_master_star_xmit+0x2c/0x4bc [80211] Call Trace : ... ... --- How to find the problem and solve it ? Thanks, Bin
