On Thu, 2004-09-30 at 17:05, Artem B. Bityuckiy wrote: > You should use "add-symbol-file" command. The kernel should be compiled > with debuginfo. Also you should have the uncompressed kernel (or module) > image to read symbols from it. Does this mean i have to uncompress the "bzImage" that i just made??? i think that is the prob. as i'm giving the compressed image as arg to the gdb. i'll remake the image with "make vmlinuz". that shud do right?? > > Mandeep Sandhu wrote: > > i don't think so......how do u do that??? > > > > On Thu, 2004-09-30 at 16:23, Artem B. Bityuckiy wrote: > > > >>Did you load debugging symbols? > >> > >>Mandeep Sandhu wrote: > >> > >>>hi list, > >>> > >>>don't know wether this is the correct list to ask KGDB related prob. > >>>If not, can someone point me to the mailing list where i can post my > >>>ques.........or else read on....... > >>> > >>> > >>>I'm trying to bring up a kgdb setup. I have 2 intel machines. > >>>Target - mac1, Host - mac2. I downloaded the latest kgdb patch > >>>for 2.6.8.1 on mac1 and applied it on the kernel src. I then > >>>complied it on the target machine itself. Then copied (scp) the > >>>kernel image + System.map to my host mac where i have the same > >>>kgdb patched source (copied it to /usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1 of mac2). > >>> > >>>made changes to grub etc. and rebooted the target mac...which stopped > >>>at "waiting for connection from remote server". > >>> > >>>>From the host's /usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1 dir i ran > >>>$> gdb vmlinuz-2.6.8.1-kgdb > >>> > >>>connected to the target mac using "target remote /dev/ttyS0" > >>> > >>>then i got the following line > >>> > >>>(gdb) 0x(some addr) in ?? > >>> > >>>then when i try to step thru. using step command i get "Cannot find > >>>bounds of current function". > >>> > >>>If i type "continue" the target resumes booting fine. > >>>any clues why this is happeneing??? > >>> > >>>TIA, > >>>-mandeep > >>> > >>>-- > >>>Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > >>>Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > >>>FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > > > > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
