Re: Aiee... (2.1.8[156])

Pierfrancesco Caci (ik5pvx@penny.ik5pvx.ampr.org)
14 Feb 1998 20:44:52 +0100


Matthew Kirkwood <weejock@ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk> writes:

>
> On Sat, 14 Feb 1998, Pierfrancesco Caci wrote:
>
> > If someone knows how to get the kernel to record the panic messages
> > *before* crashing please tell me <g>
>
> If you can, try to get (and enable) a serial console. This needn't be
> a "real" VTxxx; an old DOS box running kermit, and a Win3.1 box with
> terminal should be enough to do the job ok.
>
> When I can get my hands on a lineprinter, I intend to fix up a parallel
> console patch....
>

This is a fine tip, which reminds me that I have an ethernet LAN here,
so I'll see if I can redirect the output to the other pc. I think it's
a syslog business, isn't it? I'm going to look at the manuals but if
someone has already done this and can provide me something it would be
easier.

> Matthew.
>
>
>

Pf

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