ksymoops says that it is for kernel OOPSes, how can this decode the panic message?
the "panic message" actually is a kernel oops which includes the stack backtrace as hex values
- if you are able to capture this message, by reading it on screen and writing it down, or by copy/paste from serial console, or by ocr from a screenshot ... you can later feed it through ksymoops, which, if provided the necessary data (on the actual system) will "translate" the hex values into more meaningful stuff like function symbols and offsets ...
take a look at the recent kernel oops postings on this list (archive) and compare the message with and without ksymoops translation ...
best, Herbert
I have been so far unable to reproduce the kernel panic after trying very hard. =(
For now I'm running with a serial cable and active remote "screen" session from another box in the server room. If the kernel panic happens I will have the entire panic message for analysis.
Warren
