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Date:      Fri, 5 May 2000 12:20:29 -0700
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To:        Jin Guojun <jin@george.lbl.gov>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Can NMI drop a hanging FreeBSD kernel into DDB?
Message-ID:  <20000505122029.C29830@fw.wintelcom.net>
In-Reply-To: <200005051831.LAA25307@george.lbl.gov>; from jin@george.lbl.gov on Fri, May 05, 2000 at 11:31:39AM -0700
References:  <200005051831.LAA25307@george.lbl.gov>

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* Jin Guojun <jin@george.lbl.gov> [000505 12:03] wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am currently experimenting kernel hanging problem even through I have 
> compiled the kernel with DDB enabled.
> 
> How can I make a hanging kernel into DDB? Will grounding the NMI do it?
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions,

That's a bit extreme.

hit ctrl+alt+esc on the console, or send a serial break if using
a serial console, make sure you have BREAK_TO_DEBUGGER if you're
using a serial console.

-- 
-Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org]
"I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk."


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