SLE11 SP2 Debuginfo

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Hello ,

I have a problem with the crash command for debugging a kernel crash.

I followed the folowing link.

But I do not manage to get the “crash” comand to work :

[HTML]crash vmlinux-3.0.101-0.7.17-default vmcore

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crash: vmlinux-3.0.101-0.7.17-default: no debugging data available
crash: vmlinux-3.0.101-0.7.17-default.debug: debuginfo file not found

crash: either install the appropriate kernel debuginfo package, or
copy vmlinux-3.0.101-0.7.17-default.debug to this machine
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The flowing packages are installed as the tutorial from early is telling me:

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#zypper lr

| Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh

—±--------------------------------------------------±-------------------------------------------------±--------±-------
1 | Novell-Open-Enterprise-Server-11-SP1_11.1.1-1.153 | Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | Yes | No
2 | SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-Server-11-SP2 11.2.2-1.234 | SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-Server-11-SP2 11.2.2-1.234 | Yes | No
3 | nu_novell_com:OES11-SP1-Pool | OES11-SP1-Pool | Yes | Yes
4 | nu_novell_com:OES11-SP1-Updates | OES11-SP1-Updates | Yes | Yes
5 | nu_novell_com:SLE11-SP1-Debuginfo-Pool | SLE11-SP1-Debuginfo-Pool | No | Yes
6 | nu_novell_com:SLE11-SP1-Debuginfo-Updates | SLE11-SP1-Debuginfo-Updates | No | Yes
7 | nu_novell_com:SLE11-SP2-Debuginfo-Core | SLE11-SP2-Debuginfo-Core | Yes | Yes
8 | nu_novell_com:SLE11-SP2-Debuginfo-Updates | SLE11-SP2-Debuginfo-Updates | Yes | Yes
9 | nu_novell_com:SLE11-WebYaST-SP2-Pool | SLE11-WebYaST-SP2-Pool | No | Yes
10 | nu_novell_com:SLE11-WebYaST-SP2-Updates | SLE11-WebYaST-SP2-Updates | No | Yes
11 | nu_novell_com:SLES11-Extras | SLES11-Extras | No | Yes
12 | nu_novell_com:SLES11-SP1-Pool | SLES11-SP1-Pool | Yes | Yes
13 | nu_novell_com:SLES11-SP1-Updates | SLES11-SP1-Updates | Yes | Yes
14 | nu_novell_com:SLES11-SP2-Core | SLES11-SP2-Core | Yes | Yes
15 | nu_novell_com:SLES11-SP2-Extension-Store | SLES11-SP2-Extension-Store | Yes | Yes
16 | nu_novell_com:SLES11-SP2-Updates | SLES11-SP2-Updates | Yes | Yes
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uname -r

3.0.101-0.7.17-default

zypper search -s kernel--debuginfo | grep 3.0.101-0.7.17

v | kernel-default-debuginfo | package | 3.0.101-0.7.17.1 | x86_64 | SLE11-SP2-Debuginfo-Updates
v | kernel-default-devel-debuginfo | package | 3.0.101-0.7.17.1 | x86_64 | SLE11-SP2-Debuginfo-Updates
| kernel-ec2-debuginfo | package | 3.0.101-0.7.17.1 | x86_64 | SLE11-SP2-Debuginfo-Updates
| kernel-trace-debuginfo | package | 3.0.101-0.7.17.1 | x86_64 | SLE11-SP2-Debuginfo-Updates
| kernel-trace-devel-debuginfo | package | 3.0.101-0.7.17.1 | x86_64 | SLE11-SP2-Debuginfo-Updates
| kernel-xen-debuginfo | package | 3.0.101-0.7.17.1 | x86_64 | SLE11-SP2-Debuginfo-Updates
| kernel-xen-devel-debuginfo | package | 3.0.101-0.7.17.1 | x86_64 | SLE11-SP2-Debuginfo-Updates
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I need some help to get this working for debugging my kernel.

Thank You!

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Hi CIURI86,

while I’ve never had to deal with debug kernels so far, the question made me curious.

The “v” status of the debug files caught my eye: “The ‘v’ status is only shown if the version or the repository matters (–details or --repo is used), and the installed version differs from the one listed or is from a repository other than specified.” - do you actually have the proper version of the debug package(s) installed?

What does “rpm -ql kernel-default-debuginfo” tell you about its version and the installed files from that package - do you see vmlinux-3.0.101-0.7.17-default.debug as part of that list?

If the installed version is actually correct: Is the file available at the location specified? I had a quick glimpse at the options of the “crash” command but couldn’t sport where it would look for the file - maybe running “strace” on the command would be helpful to see where it is looking (and not seeing) the required debug file?

Regards,
Jens

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Hello ,

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rpm -ql kernel-default-debuginfo | grep vmlinux

The output is:

/usr/lib/debug/boot/vmlinux-3.0.101-0.7.21-default.debug

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I see it is 3.0.101-0.7.21

I need to downgrade somehow to 3.0.101-0.7.17 ,

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Hi CIURI86,

I need to downgrade somehow to 3.0.101-0.7.17

did you manage to downgrade - and did it resolve the problem with the “crash” command?

Regards,
Jens

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Nope ,

I’m not managing to install the specified version …

Can you please help me ?

I tried from this tutorial to modify zypper config to allow me to install other versions of the package.

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zypper in kernel-default-debuginfo-3.0.101-0.7.17
Refreshing service ‘nu_novell_com’.
Loading repository data…
Reading installed packages…
Package ‘kernel-default-debuginfo-3.0.101-0.7.17’ not found.
Resolving package dependencies…

Nothing to do.
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Hello ,

I forgot a number kernel-default-debuginfo-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 uff , sorry it’s now installing :))