From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 11 17:50:01 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDFF01065672 for ; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:50:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E478D8FC14 for ; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:50:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n6BHo0Dm034958 for ; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:50:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n6BHo07E034957; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:50:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:50:00 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200907111750.n6BHo07E034957@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Balazs Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 240D31065672 for ; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:40:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11D468FC1A for ; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:40:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n6BHeFDf060088 for ; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:40:15 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n6BHeFc8060087; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:40:15 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200907111740.n6BHeFc8060087@www.freebsd.org> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:40:15 GMT From: Balazs To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: docs/136666: Configure serial port for remote kernel debuging. X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:50:02 -0000 >Number: 136666 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Configure serial port for remote kernel debuging. >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Jul 11 17:50:00 UTC 2009 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Balazs >Release: 8.0-CURRENT >Organization: - >Environment: :o) >Description: Please extend Developer's Handbook '10.6 On-Line Kernel Debugging Using Remote GDB' section with a similar note: It is maybe necessary to enable a serial port for remote kernel debugging. The "gdb: no debug ports present" dmesg message means there is no serial ports configured for remote debugging. Edit '/boot/device.hints' and edit/insert: hint.uart.0.flags="0x80" or hint.sio.0.flags="0x80" For details please consult man uart(4) or man sio(4) depending on the serial driver is in use. Thank you! >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: