From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 28 18:40:02 2008 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 DDABD1065674 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:40:02 +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 BC2CA8FC22 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:40:02 +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 mASIe2X0037920 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:40:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id mASIe29B037919; Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:40:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:40:02 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200811281840.mASIe29B037919@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, Frank Solensky Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E52AE1065672 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:36:36 +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 D58698FC12 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:36:36 +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 mASIaawT084177 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:36:36 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id mASIaasu084176; Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:36:36 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200811281836.mASIaasu084176@www.freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:36:36 GMT From: Frank Solensky To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: docs/129263: Obsolete info on collecting a crash dump prior to "dumpon" 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: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:40:03 -0000 >Number: 129263 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Obsolete info on collecting a crash dump prior to "dumpon" >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Nov 28 18:40:02 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Frank Solensky >Release: FreeBSD 7.1 Beta2 >Organization: >Environment: n/a >Description: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/developers-handbook/kerneldebug.html#KERNELDEBUG-OBTAIN. The second paragraph of "Configuring the Dump Device" is as follows: Alternatively, the dump device can be hard-coded via the dump clause in the config(5) line of a kernel configuration file. This approach is deprecated and should be used only if a kernel is crashing before dumpon(8) can be executed. It's more than deprecated. Running "config" off a kernel configuration file with "config dump " included results in a "root/dump/swap specification obsolete" error. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: