Hello community, here is the log from the commit of package kexec-tools checked in at Sat Mar 10 23:59:41 CET 2007. -------- --- kexec-tools/kexec-tools.changes 2007-02-15 13:44:40.000000000 +0100 +++ /mounts/work_src_done/STABLE/kexec-tools/kexec-tools.changes 2007-03-09 21:36:01.049412000 +0100 @@ -1,0 +2,5 @@ +Fri Mar 9 21:34:36 CET 2007 - bwalle@suse.de + +- added hint that VGA console doesn't work (#253173) + +------------------------------------------------------------------- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Other differences: ------------------ ++++++ kexec-tools.spec ++++++ --- /var/tmp/diff_new_pack.T17914/_old 2007-03-10 23:59:30.000000000 +0100 +++ /var/tmp/diff_new_pack.T17914/_new 2007-03-10 23:59:30.000000000 +0100 @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Autoreqprov: on Summary: Tools for fast kernel loading Version: 1.101 -Release: 79 +Release: 82 Source: %{name}-%{package_version}.tar.bz2 Source1: kdump Source2: sysconfig.kdump @@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ /var/adm/fillup-templates/sysconfig.kdump %{_sbindir}/kdump-helper -%changelog -n kexec-tools +%changelog +* Fri Mar 09 2007 - bwalle@suse.de +- added hint that VGA console doesn't work (#253173) * Thu Feb 15 2007 - bwalle@suse.de - added setting to print the kdump command line to standard output - small improvement for the outut message while dumping: last ++++++ README.SUSE ++++++ --- kexec-tools/README.SUSE 2007-02-15 13:44:40.000000000 +0100 +++ /mounts/work_src_done/STABLE/kexec-tools/README.SUSE 2007-03-09 21:36:01.049412000 +0100 @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ i386: crashkernel=64M@16M x86_64: crashkernel=64M@16M -ia64: crashkernel=128M +ia64: crashkernel=512M (on small machines use 256M) PPC64: crashkernel=128M@32M After setting the boot loader option, activate the Kdump init script, @@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ this test. # sync +# echo u > /proc/sysrq-trigger (remount file systems read-only to + avoid recovery after reboot) # echo c > /proc/sysrq-trigger After the system recovers, verify that a vmcore file was generated in @@ -299,8 +301,23 @@ /etc/init.d/kdump +Machine-specific Notes +====================== + + - IA64 + o On some Hewlett Packard platforms you need 'machvec=dig' in + KDUMP_COMMANDLINE_APPEND. For example: HP rx3600. + + o On SGI SN2 machines, the kdump doesn't work when the VGA console + is active. To disable the VGA console execute following commands + in the EFI shell + + Shell> set NoVGA 1 + Shell> reset + + Dump Analysis -------------- +============= Dump analysis can be performed using GDB or the Crash utility. The Crash utility is included in the crash RPM package. You must install a ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Remember to have fun... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-commit+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-commit+help@opensuse.org