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Re: why System.map used?



On Tue, Aug 03, 2004 at 01:26:26 -0700, linux lover wrote:
> 
> hello Sanjay,
> > 	
> > 	suppose your new compiled kernel source is in
> > /home/guest/linux
> > 	To debug the oops messages
> > 	dmesg | ksymoops -m /home/guest/linux/System.map -v
>  /home/guest/linux/vmlinux
>  
>       but does that require me to boot the same new
> kernel. cause when i boot new kernel and get oops with
> it. i have only option to boot my default kernel and
> check oops message. so in that situation does above
> work?

No, it does not. It has options that allow you to tell it which system
map and other info it should use.

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						 Jan 'Bulb' Hudec <bulb@xxxxxx>

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