[Techtalk] oops and kdb and gui

[Jenn Vesperman]

On Thu, 2002-10-10 at 11:45, ndnguyen3 at attbi.com wrote:
> 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.

Try holding the CONTROL and ALT keys down, and pressing F1. This should
take you to the virtual terminal that also gets console messages.

CTRL-ALT F2 to CTRL-ALT F6 will give you other virtual terminals you can
use.

CTRL-ALT F7 should return you to KDE.



Jenn V.
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