[linux-dvb] Re: kernel panic when insmod driver

[Matthias Biel <Matthias.Biel@web.de>]

> That shouldn't be a problem because i can reproduce the problem reliable.
>
> I am using debian testing with kernel 2.4.20.
>
> Where do i have to look for the logfile
> or what should be the name of the logfile?
When the kernel of a  SuSe chrashed, the system wasn't able to write the 
status information in a log file. I had to copy it by hand from screen. 
I don't know debian but I'd expect the log file to be generated 
somewhere in /var/log.

> > There is a patch available that write the state information to a floppy, 
> > but I haven't tried it.
> >
> > In any case, you have to pipe the state information into ksymoops and 
> > send the output to the list.
> >    
> How can i 'pipe the state information into ksymoops'?
>
> I.e. if i only have the console-output how can i pipe
> that into ksymoops.
>  
You are probably thinking too complicated ;-).
Write the output to a piece of paper (or take a digital photograph). 
Reboot the machine. Write the data to a file. And:

ksymoops < yourOops.txt

It's important to call ksymoops on the maching that crashed with the 
same modules loaded (what might be a problem in your case). I used 
ksysmoops just one time, so I'm not an expert on this topic..

Matthias




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