RES: pause on kernel panic how-to

[Claudio Destro]

I've seen the configuration option is 'PANIC_REBOOT_WAIT_TIME = -1',
maybe I asked the wrong question :)

I meant: Is there a way to make a panic more noisy when tinkering with X?

5.3-BETA7 is quite stable, then I use it with KDE; but sometimes I get a 
panic, and sometimes I send a PR.

The problem is how I can effectively dump a fatal trap during "normal" 
operation.

As far as I can understand reading 'src/sys/kern/subr_prf.c' (putchar), 
trapframe is printed only on screen.

If I need to write them down by hand, then I need to see them...
Is it correct?

On Friday 15 October 2004 19:51, marcio.mallavazzi at unibanco.com.br wrote:
> No, it isn't a way to switch to text mode. When a panic occurs, the
> Operating System as hole freezes up.
>
> There is a special configuration option in the kernel to reboot the
> Operating System automatically (I just don't remember it right now).
>
> If your system goes panic, you have to reboot it! There is no option!
>
> Regards,
>
> Marcio.
>
> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: Claudio Destro [mailto:o1b6 at tiscali.it]
> Enviada em: sexta-feira, 15 de outubro de 2004 14:28
> Para: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Assunto: pause on kernel panic how-to
>
> Hello folks!
> since I am tracking RELENG_5 (just for fun), sometimes I get a kernel
> panic while in graphics mode (X + KDE). I can recognize a panic due to
> the fact that the mouse freezes and hitting randomly on the keyboard has
> no effects...
> until I randomly hit the Enter key: the system then reboots...
>
> Is there a way to instruct the kernel to switch in text mode when a
> panic occurs? Or to avoid the automatic reboot + the Enter key?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Claudio Destro
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Claudio Destro