Re: oops pauser.

From: Jan Engelhardt
Date: Sun Jan 08 2006 - 14:33:54 EST


>> I believe kmsgdump (http://www.xenotime.net/linux/kmsgdump/) uses its own
>> minimal 16-bit floppy driver to save the oops dump.
>
>It just switches to real mode and uses BIOS calls.
>

This technique btw is what I suggested (switch to 80x50 vga mode
(if not in X)) in case of a longer oops trace.


Jan Engelhardt
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