[Techtalk] oops and kdb and gui

[ndnguyen3 at attbi.com]

Hi all again,

I am running a kernel (2.4-19)patched with kdb (2.3). An 
oops occurs while the system is running KDE without any 
console window.  The kdb traps (as indicated by flashing 
LEDs) the oops. How do I open a console so I can use kdb 
to debug?  The key board still respond, since I can type 
go and the system moves (I purposely cause a "mild" 
crash via seg fault with a kernel module) on.

I repeat the experiment, the UI is still KDE, but with 
one root console window.  The oops occurs, yet still no 
oops output to the console.  Keyboard still work as 
before.  Although I can't debug since no output is sent 
to the console.

So, is there away to configure kdb(or system or kernel) 
to debug an oops, when the user interface is GUI?  Many 
thanks for any suggestion.

- Nguyen