Re: [2.6.1] Kernel panic with ppa driver updates

From: viro
Date: Fri Feb 06 2004 - 19:07:36 EST


On Fri, Feb 06, 2004 at 12:45:25PM -0800, walt wrote:
> >Could you post the actual oops? ...
>
> The reason I didn't post it is that it has already scrolled off the top of
> my console by the time I can read anything :-( I can see the hex values
> for the registers and hex values for the stack trace, but nothing earlier
> than that. I looked in /var/log/messages but I see that kjournald doesn't
> start until well after the oops.
>
> I thought about compiling in support for console on serial-or-parallel
> port but I've never been clear on just what to plug into the serial-or-
> parallel port after I've done that. Can you give me a hint how I can
> get the whole oops message for you?

Umm... I wouldn't mess with parallel in this case. Serial is simple -
you stick a nullmodem in it and in serial port on another box, then
run e.g. minicom on the other end.
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