Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 16:29:06 +0100 (MET) From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.de> To: shovey@buffnet.net (Steve) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: reboot on panic Message-ID: <199611271529.QAA02518@freebie.lemis.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.961126150204.11164A-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> from Steve at "Nov 26, 96 03:03:02 pm"
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Steve writes: > > Is there any way to get a freebsd box (2.0.5 or higher) to not reboot on a > panic but to leave the panic on the screena and just hault? You can install the kernel debugger. Then it will go into the debugger instead of rebooting. Personally, I think this is a pain (I use the debugger), and I was really glad when somebody found a way to disable the "feature". > Im having trouble troubleshooting a machine that refuses to have a problem > when Im there looking at it. > > Any and all suggestions appreciated! Sure. Create a directory /var/crash and ensure you have something like this in your /etc/sysconfig: # Set to the name of the device for kernel crashdumps, or `off' to # disable any statically configured dumpdev, or NO for no change. # The device should normally be one of the swap devices specified # in /etc/fstab. dumpdev=/dev/wd0s1b # Set to YES if you want kernel crashdumps to be saved for debugging savecore=YES You don't need to reboot after making the changes. Panic will do that for you :-) Greg
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