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panic dump analysis

From: Tom Melvin <tom@tkrh.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: SCO OSR5.0.6 System Crashed during LoneTAR Verify
Date: 13 Jun 2003 17:50:29 -0400
References: <bccumg$fk0$2@pcls4.std.com>
<Pine.UW2.4.21.0306131400050.4267-100000@ris7.UniXpress.com> 

Lucky Leavell made comment on Fri Jun 13 19:02:34 2003 :
> On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 tony@aplawrence.com wrote:
> 
> > Lucky Leavell <scomisc@unixpress.com> wrote:
> > :> 
> > :> So what does it show on the screen?  
> > :>
> > : It was asking if they wanted to save the dump; they didn't.  I asked them
> > : to call me next time and I will talk them through saving the dump to tape.
> > 
> > You don't want to save the dump.  
> Oh, then I should set PANICBOOT="NO" in /etc/default/boot? When they see
> the screen, it has already rebooted and is sitting there asking if they
> want to save the dump to tape. Doesn't the dump have the panic info in it?

You can get the m/c to mail you some of the 'important' stuff.


See My System has Panic'ed - Getting the details

Tom

(Apologies for any broken links on that page - it's on the to do list).


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