Subject: Re: [RAIDframe] 16.3.7 Setting up kernel dumps
To: None <netbsd-docs@NetBSD.org>
From: Jukka Salmi <j+nbsd@2005.salmi.ch>
List: netbsd-docs
Date: 08/16/2005 20:38:22
Ryan Cresawn --> netbsd-docs (2005-08-16 13:36:56 -0400):
> Jukka,
> 
> As promised, I have updated chap-rf.xml based on your RAIDframe
> advice.  Please note that I have also corrected a small problem with
> an example in the document.  The correction is that the kernel dump
> flag was shown to be 'dw' in the documentation, but it should read
> 'dp'.  'dp' is also what is stated to be the correct flag elsewhere in
> the documentation and it corresponds with fstab(5).

You're right, the `dw' is a typo and should be `dp'.


> Finally, there is a problem with booting from the bootblock on
> /dev/sd0a; however, not from /dev/sd1a.  I'm not quite sure how to
> remedy this and wonder if it is something that should be documented as
> a sparc64-specific problem.  I found this URL which partially
> addresses the problem:
> 
>   http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/sparc64/faq.html#fast-dmmu-miss
[...]

Maybe you should ask this on the sparc64 list.


> *** chap-rf.xml	2005/08/16 16:53:07	1.1
> --- chap-rf.xml	2005/08/16 17:10:34	1.2
[...]

Your patch looks fine, thanks!


Cheers, Jukka

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