From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265682AbUBGAGL (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Feb 2004 19:06:11 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265915AbUBGAGL (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Feb 2004 19:06:11 -0500 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:55277 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265682AbUBGAGK (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Feb 2004 19:06:10 -0500 Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 00:06:10 +0000 From: viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk To: walt Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [2.6.1] Kernel panic with ppa driver updates Message-ID: <20040207000610.GQ21151@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> References: <4023D098.1000904@myrealbox.com> <20040206182844.GJ21151@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> <4023FCE5.1020300@myrealbox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4023FCE5.1020300@myrealbox.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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.