OK, I don't know how* I managed to miss the LKCD patch for 2.4.20, but I did.
The 2.4.20 patch they have applies cleanly to the 2.4.20ctx-16 source; ignore my patch. http://lkcd.sourceforge.net/download/4.1.1/patches/lkcd-2.4.20.diff Sam. * - actually I do, it's because "4.1.1/" sorts before "4.1/" :-) On Fri, 21 Feb 2003 17:38, Sam Vilain wrote: > Linux Kernel Crash Debugging (lkcd.sourceforge.net) would be the best > thing. This dumps the kernel into swap on the event of most crashes; a > startup script can then copy the kernel image from swap before it gets > allocated for programs to use. > > However, it seems that the patch for the stable tree has only been > maintained to 2.4.18! It's been on my todo list to get a grip on how > this all works for some time, as it is the primary method that large > vendors such as Sun use to track down kernel bugs. So far I haven't had > the time. > > I've found 20 minutes to port the patch to 2.4.20ctx-16 for you; however > I don't have the time to test it right now :-}. So fingers crossed that > it works. There was only one part of the merging where I wasn't 100% > sure of how to merge though, in main.c; but I think the worst case would > be a slightly truncated dump. > > Temporarily at: > > http://www.soreal.co.uk/~sv/lkcd-4.1-1-2.4.20ctx-16.patch > > This should hopefully save the kernel snapshot on a crash; you might > want to have a good read on the lkcd home page (lkcd.sourceforge.net) to > see how to get the dumped images out of swap on reboot. > > Good luck, > Sam. > > On Fri, 21 Feb 2003 15:24, Dinesh Mistry wrote: > > I have been running 2.4.20ctx-16 successfully for about 1month and now > > all of a sudden the system now has begun to kernel panic every few > > hours. I was wondering if there was a way to capture what is happening > > so I can post it here any someone may be able to help figure out > > what's going on. I do not have access to the console of the server > > since it is co-located elsewhere, anyone have any suggestions? > > > > Thanks > > > > -------------------------------------------- > > Dinesh Mistry > > > > YourHostDirect > > 1-800-210-6757 > > > > Better, Faster and more Reliable Hosting > > http://www.yourhostdirect.com > > -------------------------------------------- -- Sam Vilain, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reality: That which you cannot change simply by wishing it otherwise.
