From owner-freebsd-stable Tue Dec 28 10: 2:50 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from inbox.org (inbox.org [216.22.145.8]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 744C014D5B for ; Tue, 28 Dec 1999 10:02:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bsd@inbox.org) Received: from localhost (bsd@localhost) by inbox.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id NAA18145; Tue, 28 Dec 1999 13:02:28 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 13:02:28 -0500 (EST) From: "Mr. K." To: Marcin Cieslak Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: panic (savecore: Invalid Argument) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Marcin Cieslak wrote: > On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Mr. K. wrote: > > > kernel. Unfortunately, I get the message: > > savecore: /dev/rwd0s1b: Invalid Argument > > when the kernel reboots. > > From BUGS section of dumpon(1): > > Dumpon currently allows only devices with minor number 1 to be used as > dump devices. > > % ls -l /dev/*wd0b > crw-r----- 1 root operator 3, 1 30 Mar 1999 /dev/rwd0b > brw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 1 30 Mar 1999 /dev/wd0b > % ls -l /dev/*wd0s1b > crw-r----- 1 root wheel 3, 0x00020001 2 Wrz 11:36 /dev/rwd0s1b > brw-r----- 1 root wheel 0, 0x00020001 2 Wrz 11:36 /dev/wd0s1b > > Shouldn't be /dev/wd0b used as a dump device? > :) now I get savecore: /dev/rwd0b: Invalid Argument Ohwell, I don't have any more time to spend on this. It seems like it's a well enough known problem though... > Also, try using serial console to catch panic messages. > The null modem cable is in the mail :) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message