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Re: kdb prompt??

To: kapish@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: kdb prompt??
From: slurn@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 15:08:00 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: kdb@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <200105232153.RAA22700@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> from "Kapish K" at May 23, 2001 05:53:40 PM
Sender: owner-kdb@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Hello,
>       How do I get to break into kdb on a live system? is it by using
> the pause key ( I think I read that in the documentation or
> something )...but what if I am running the target machine
> console via a serial port? the pause key does not seem to
> work...of course when I simulate a panic, the system goes into
> kdb..so, that's okay... buI would liek to know how to enter it
> at any point in time...
> any pointers would be most welcome..

>From the serial port, control-A is the default accessor. 

Note that control-A won't be accepted until the interrupt routine
has been attached, which doesn't happen until the first application
program (e.g. mingetty or getty) opens the serial port.   If you
need to break in via the serial port prior to that point, you'll have
to use the early kdb entry mechanism and establish the appropriate
breakpoint(s).

scott

> Thanks


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