Re: How to force a kernel panic ?

Gerd Knorr (kraxel@cs.tu-berlin.de)
Sat, 11 Jan 1997 21:12:45 +0100


In linux.dev.kernel you write:

>Hi,

>I've just recently added the panic parameter to my lilo.conf and would
>like to try out if it works. Unfortunately (?), I haven't had a kernel
>panic for a while now. How can one be forced ?

Just boot the kernel with "root=<insert a nonexisting block device here>"

Gerd