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Date:      Sun, 28 Dec 1997 13:52:12 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>
Cc:        Chris Timmons <skynyrd@opus.cts.cwu.edu>, Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: no boot: config -g and options DDB
Message-ID:  <19971228135212.59329@lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.971227191234.22759O-100000@current1.whistle.com>; from Julian Elischer on Sat, Dec 27, 1997 at 07:14:20PM -0800
References:  <19971228130040.23145@lemis.com> <Pine.BSF.3.95.971227191234.22759O-100000@current1.whistle.com>

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On Sat, Dec 27, 1997 at 07:14:20PM -0800, Julian Elischer wrote:
>> It's useful to have the complete symbols if you're using ddb online.
>> I've just tryed it on a 16 MB 486, and it works.  It left 4.5 MB
>> over--enough, I suppose, for the system to run.
>
> you're lucky
> my 32Mb system has never successfully booted a full -g kernel
> how big was it?

-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  bin  11008183 Dec 28 13:15 /src/RAZZIA/sys/compile/RAZZIA/kernel.gdb

> if you have a test machine (even a lowely 386)
> running it with the remode gdb enabled is AMAZINGLY better
> especially if used with xxgdb.

So tell me how to get the *(&* to run.  I've been trying all morning,
but there's something missing in the docco, and I haven't quite worked
it out yet.

Greg



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