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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