[Crash-utility] crash tool not working

[Dave Anderson]

----- Original Message -----
>
> And lastly, in all cases where a dumpfile cannot be read correctly,
> first verify that crash works with the live system.  Presuming
> t, and it was configured CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM, try this:

Sorry -- cut-and-paste error -- I meant to state "Presuming that
the kernel was *NOT* configured with CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM".

> 
>   # crash ../linux-2.6.32.12-0.7/vmlinux
> 
> If that comes up OK, then we can rule out more fundamental
> failure causes.

If you did configure the kernel with CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM,
then you can try the supplied crash utility memory driver
as a replacement for /dev/mem:

  # cd <path-to>/crash-6.0.3/memory_driver
  # make
  ...
  # insmod crash.ko

and then try running on the live system.

Dave