Re: [Mkdump-devel] mkdump patched kernel won't boot

[Fernando L. V. C. <fer...@in...>]

Hi Jeong-Sang,

Thank you for your interest in mkdump!

On Thu, 2006-02-16 at 16:50 +0900, Jeong-Sang Ohn wrote:
> Hello, 
> 
> I'm currently tyring to do the mini kernel dump on my system. 
> 
> Unpatched(original) 2.6.9 kernel with the default
> configuration(kernel/arch/i386/defconfig) boots fine. 
I guess you are using a kernel from kernel.org, right?

> But after patching the kernel with the mkdump
> patch(minik-patch-2.6.9-1.2), the 
> kernel won't boot. (Also tried to boot with this kernel stand-alone,
> but it
> won't boot either.)Cannot see anything printing. And after a few secs,
> the
> system reboots.
Where did you download "minik-patch-2.6.9-1.2" from? Did you mean
minik-2.6.9-1.0-update1.patch perhaps?

Could you show me the content of the files below?

/proc/mkexec/mem
/proc/mkexec/dumpdev
/proc/mkexec/parameter
/proc/mkexec/path
/proc/mkexec/stats

You can find a detailed explanation of the meaning of this files in:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mkdump/README.mkdump?download

> I've used the default configuration(kernel/arch/i386/defconfig) with
> the new
>  mkdump options enabled, and the SMP option disabled. (no other
> changes) 
Is CONFIG_DUMP_MINI_KERNEL also enabled?

> -----------------------------
> The system I'm working on is:
> Intel P4 XEON (dual)
> 8GB DDR RAM
> MCH: E7501
> ICH: ICH3
> S/IO: PC87417
> -----------------------------
> Any solutions to this problem?
> Suggestions appreciated!

Once again, thanks for trying mkdump. I hope I can help you.

Best regards,

Fernando