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Forcing a kernel dump from the keyboard

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Subject: Forcing a kernel dump from the keyboard
From: tds <tds@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 11:44:04 -0500
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LKCD,

I've got a quick question about LKCD.  Is it possible to force a panic
from the keyboard?  I don't
think the alt-sysrequest "magic key" can generate a panic, but maybe you
know another way.

I'm trying to get a kernel dump from a 4-headed SGI-1400 system which
frequently hangs up while
we're running MPI applications on it.  I can ping  the box, but not
telnet (I get "connected to...",
but no login prompt.)  On the console, I get a login prompt, but never a
password prompt.

So, the keyboard is working, but not much else.   I cannot run the
sys_setprioiry() kludge example shown
in the LKCD FAQ.   I'd love to force a panic from the keyboard so
I could get a dump to look at, but so far no luck.

Any help appreciated,
Tim Sirianni
MPI, SGI


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