> On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 09:22:26 -0600 "Wolfpaw - Dale Corse" <admin- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > It dropped to DDB (because I forgot to disable it :( and I did > > > > The following: > > > > > > First thing you should probably do is actually read what is > > > on the screen and actually send the output of ps, trace and a > > > dmesg(8). Else, you're not going to get much reliable support. > > > > > > RTFM -- it's a good catch phrase. Tell your friends, and enemies. > > > > Wow.. That's really helpful, thanks! > > It is actually.
I agree 100%. > > Considering it was 1AM when I got there, and it wouldn't write > > anything to disk, I suppose your suggesting that I copy the > > entire ps output to a pad of paper? > > Yes, if you have to. I think ddb.log is set to true by default though. > And you didn't mention that boot dump failed in your email. You should > read both the crash and the ddb man pages. When I get see a bug report that is incomplete I simply delete it. Only in exceptional cases do I send more mail back to ask. > > and I did send the trace. > > No you didn't. > > > What was in the dmesg is also in that email.. > > Which isn't helpful or what was asked for. You are supposed to include > a dmesg. Not whatever lines from it you think is relevant, the entire > thing. > > > Sorry to sound snarky, but this response it a little over the top. > > If you don't have anything helpful to add, please, don't bother. > > No, that response is far nicer than you deserve. If you can't grasp > the very clear statement: "RUN AT LEAST 'trace' AND 'ps' AND INCLUDE > OUTPUT WHEN REPORTING THIS PANIC! DO NOT EVEN BOTHER REPORTING THIS > WITHOUT INCLUDING THAT INFORMATION!", then don't expect alot of help. > If you expect people to have "anything helpful to add", then you should > act like you want help. Dale -- we don't help people who don't help us help them. I deleted your original post immediately. It had no information which might help.
