Messages in this thread |  | | | From | Jakub Jelinek <> | | Subject | Re: 3.0 wishlist Was: Overview of 2.2.x goals? | | Date | Tue, 20 Jan 1998 14:28:42 +0100 (MET) |
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> > On Mon, 19 Jan 1998, MOLNAR Ingo wrote: > > > an OOPS 100% tells you where and why the oops happened. Now, to determine > > what the real reason for the oops was is quite complex, and in many cases > > a crashdump doesnt help much. I would say the existance of a crashdump > > hinders development more than the nonexistance of it ... > > My problem with OOPs's is that usually, when one happens.. it is > 25 > lines, and scrolls off the screen before the machine is at a dead halt. Of > course, when this happens, that oops sure isn't going to be written to the > logs.
A solution for this is called serial console with some logging facility on the other end.
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