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Subject: Re: [kernel panic @ reboot] 2.6.0-test10-mm1
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On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 02:01:47AM +0100, Vince wrote:
> Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
> >On Wed, 3 Dec 2003, Vince wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Well, I get indeed a nice oops on screen with this sysctl... but the
> >>oops/panic does not appear on the floppy dump  :-/
> >>
> >>--------------------------------------------------------
> >><0>Kernel panic: Fatal exception
> >><4> <0>Dumping messages in 100 seconds : last chance for
> >>Alt-SysRq...<6>SysRq :
> >>Emergency Sync
> >><6>SysRq : Emergency Sync
> >><6>SysRq : Emergency Remount R/O
> >><6>SysRq : Trying to dump through real mode
> >><4>
> >>---------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> >Do you see any floppy disk activity at all? I'll see if i can come up with
> >something.
> 
> Yes, there *is* floppy activity. The previous messages make it to the 
> floppy (in that case, I experienced with 
> Alt-Sysrq+S/Alt-Sysrq+U/Alt-Sysrq+D), but the oops doesn't...

do you mean s/Alt-Sysrq+D/Alt-Sysrq+B/  ?

On 2.4 there isn't a Alt-Sysrq+D, but maybe there is on 2.6...?