kernel panic analysis (books)

[Yong Zhang]

[url]http://docs.sun.com/db/doc/806-6545[/url]

Solaris Modular Debugger Guide

mdb is much better than adb.

Yong

"David Magda" <dmagda+trace030725@ee.ryerson.ca> wrote in message
news:86n0eyaeii.fsf@number6.magda.ca...

>
> Does anyone know of any good books/tutorials/etc. for analysing
> kernel panics?
>
> I have access to _Panic!: UNIX(R) System Crash Dump Analysis_ [1] by
> Drake and Brown. It's published in May 1995.
>
> It's still good, I was just wondering if there's anything new, or
> other sources of reference that people recommend.
>
> [1] [url]http://search.barnesandnoble.com/textbooks/booksearch/[/url]
> isbnInquiry.asp?isbn=0131493868
>
> --
> David Magda <dmagda at ee.ryerson.ca>, [url]http://www.magda.ca/[/url]
> Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under
> the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well
> under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI

[David Magda]

Lyle Merdan <lyle@visi.com> writes:

> In comp.unix.solaris Yong Zhang <Yong.Zhang@marconi.com> wrote:
> : [url]http://docs.sun.com/db/doc/806-6545[/url]
>
> : Solaris Modular Debugger Guide
>
> : mdb is much better than adb.

[...]

> Check out SCAT (Solaris Crash Analysis Tool) off of Sun's site.
>
> There is a good tutorial with it.

Thanks for the answers, I'll be sure to check them out.

Luckily this is nothing urgent -- just something I will hopefully
never use in the future. :>

--
David Magda <dmagda at ee.ryerson.ca>, [url]http://www.magda.ca/[/url]
Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under
the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well
under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI