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Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 14:42:28 +0100 (WEST)
Subject: Re: [patch] voluntary-preempt-2.6.9-rc1-bk12-R5
From: "Rui Nuno Capela" <rncbc@rncbc.org>
To: "Lee Revell" <rlrevell@joe-job.com>
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Lee Revell wrote:

>
> You know, this actually seems like an easier process than the serial
> console.  Is there any good reason this isn't the "recommended" way to
> diagnose lockups?  Unless they used to work at a telco ;-), most users
> are more likely to have an ethernet crossover cable handy than a serial
> cable.
>
> Here's the netconsole mini-mini HOWTO.
>
> load the module like:
>     insmod netconsole \
>     netconsole=source-port@source-ip/net-interface,dest-port@dest-ip/MAC-address
>
> for example:
>     modprobe netconsole \
>     netconsole=1234@69.44.153.169/eth0,4567@64.81.245.32/00:0A:8A:05:3D:80
>
> then connect the other machine and run:
>     netcat -u -l -p dest-port
>
> to watch the output.
>

Thanks Lee.

I have tested this netconsole stuff and it seems to work pretty well.
Already sent some results to alsa-devel bugtracker on the respective bug
entry.

Cheers.
-- 
rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela
rncbc@rncbc.org

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