From owner-freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 9 06:20:24 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-i386@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17AC237B401 for ; Wed, 9 Jul 2003 06:20:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99EC543F75 for ; Wed, 9 Jul 2003 06:20:23 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h69DKNUp087066 for ; Wed, 9 Jul 2003 06:20:23 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h69DKNmN087065; Wed, 9 Jul 2003 06:20:23 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 06:20:23 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200307091320.h69DKNmN087065@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.org From: "KAREN THODE" Subject: Re: i386/53620: Kernel panics / reboots during install of 5.1 to 40GB disk on 44 X-BeenThere: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: KAREN THODE List-Id: I386-specific issues for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 13:20:24 -0000 The following reply was made to PR i386/53620; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "KAREN THODE" To: "Nick Triantos" , Cc: Subject: Re: i386/53620: Kernel panics / reboots during install of 5.1 to 40GB disk on 44 Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 08:13:36 -0500 ------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C345F1.FEDD80B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You also need to set the value of the dbgdump variable in rc.conf to the = name of your swap device. ----- Original Message ----- From: Nick Triantos Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 11:57 AM To: 'KAREN THODE' Subject: RE: i386/53620: Kernel panics / reboots during install of 5.1 to= 40GB disk on 44 Hello, Is there a link somewhere on the freebsd.org web site as to how to do tha= t? Since I'm booting from the CD image, I'm not sure how I can get it to= execute from a different kernel. I suppose I can build a special CD ima= ge, is that what you'd suggest? I've also never done kernel-level debugg= ing of bsd, I assume it's done via serial interface? cheers, -Nick -----Original Message----- From: KAREN THODE [mailto:thode12@msn.com] =20 Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 2:07 PM To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org; nick@triantos.com Subject: Re: i386/53620: Kernel panics / reboots during install of 5.1 to= 40GB disk on 44 Do you think that you could build a debugging kernel with crashdumps enab= led and then replicate the kernel panic? If you can, post a panic messag= e and gdb backtrace as a follow-up. Lucas ------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C345F1.FEDD80B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
<= DIV>You also need to set the value of the dbgdump variable in rc.conf to = the name of your swap device.
----- Original Messag= e -----
From: Nick Triantos
= Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 11:57 AM
To: 'KAREN THODE'
<= B>Subject: RE: i386/53620: Kernel panics / reboots during install of = 5.1 to 40GB disk on 44
 
Hello,
 
Is there a link somewhere on the freebsd.org web site as = to how to do that?  Since I'm booting from the CD image, I'm not sur= e how I can get it to execute from a different kernel.  I suppose I = can build a special CD image, is that what you'd suggest?  I've also= never done kernel-level debugging of bsd, I assume it's done via serial = interface?
 
cheers,
-Nick=
-----Original Message-----
From: KAREN THO= DE [mailto:thode12@msn.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 2:07 P= M
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org; nick@triantos.com
Subject: Re: i386/53620: Kernel panics / reboots during install of 5= .1 to 40GB disk on 44

Do you think that you cou= ld build a debugging kernel with crashdumps enabled and then replica= te the kernel panic?  If you can, post a panic message and gdb backt= race as a follow-up.
 
Lucas

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