Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:18:47 +0100 | From | Hans de Bruin <> | Subject | Re: Kernelmessage to usbstick? |
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Oliver Neukum wrote: > Am Saturday 10 January 2009 23:53:15 schrieb Andi Kleen: >> Hans de Bruin <bruinjm@xs4all.nl> writes: >> >>> Would it be possible to send kernel messages to an usbstick? On >>> poweroff my laptop displays a kernel trace and a final message: >>> poweroff[3114] exited with preempt_count 2 >>> /etc/rc.d/rc.0: line 265: 3114 Segementation fault /sbin/poweroff. >>> I don't have a serial cable within reach, but plenty of usbsticks. >> There's a mtdoops.c indeed, but it currently only works on >> MTD controlled flash devices, not usb sticks. >> >> However usb sticks would need the USB subsystem to be running and it's >> unlikely that will be the case really late in poweroff. So it might >> not help. > > USB in turn needs PCI, interrupts and DMA. >
I just found out even a serial cable would not help, since the only comm device in my laptop ends in a build in modem. Since there is no parallel printer port either I will have to use pen and paper. In the mean time, rc1 broke my keyboard.
-- Hans
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