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Date:      Wed, 18 Aug 1999 06:17:48 -0500 (EST)
From:      Greg Hormann <ghormann@ns.kconline.com>
To:        grog@lemis.com
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Errors from savecore/kvm_mkdb (one more try) (fwd)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9908180616510.34959-100000@ns.kconline.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9908180716460.307-100000@warrior.read.indiana.edu>

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That was it!

Thanks,

Greg.

> 
> On Tuesday, 17 August 1999 at 19:45:54 -0500, Greg Hormann wrote:
> >
> >
> > Didn't get any responses the first time.
> >
> > ------
> >
> > I have a 3.1R "play" box at home that panics about once a week.  I decided
> > to try and save a dump file, so I followed directions in Chapter 22 of
> > the Handbook.  (After 5 years of owning and working on a FreeBSD servers,
> > I have *never* needed a dump file before.  Gota love stability.)
> >
> > Specificly, I used "config -g", set dumpdev="/dev/wd1s1b" in rc.conf,
> > compiled the kernel, saved a copy as /kernel.debug, stripped it with
> > "strip -g kernel" then did a "make install."
> >
> > On boot, 2 error messages appeared which bothered me.  Couldn't find an
> > info in handbook, man pages, or mail archives.  These anything to be
> > worried about?
> >
> > savecore /kernel _dumpdev not in namelist
> > ...
> > kvmm_mkdb: /kernel stripped inappropriate file type or format
> >
> > Also top didn't work complaining that nlist wasn't defined.
> >
> > What did I do wrong?
> 
> I'd guess that you forgot the -g on the 'strip' command.  Try this:
> 
>  $ nm /kernel|grep dumpdev
>  kernel: no symbols
> 
> If you get the 'no symbols' message, then you've accidentally stripped
> the kernel completely.  In that case, go back and re-strip the kernel
> with -g and reinstall it.  You don't need to reboot.  You will need to
> reissue the 'dumpon' command (tell it the name of the dump device).
> 
> Greg
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