[indiana-discuss] OpenSolaris installation: -kdv brought the installation to kmdb

[Haik Aftandilian]

> WARNING: iwk_int():Radio transmitter is off
> WARNING: iwk_m_start(): failed to initialize hardware
> WARNING: iwk_int():Radio transmitter is off
> WARNING: iwk_m_start(): failed to initialize hardware

FYI, I see these warnings on boot on my Toshiba Tecra if WIFI is disabled with the physical switch on the outside of the laptop.

> And tried to boot in verbose mode with kernel
> debugger enabled by adding 
> -kdv to kernel parameters via GRUB.
> Then only seeing the boot (via x86 installation DVD)
> drops to kmdb.
> 
> Is it expected?

Yes, sounds like expected behavior. If you just want to boot in verbose mode, you just need the -v. -k loads the kernel debugger which will cause the system to drop into the debugger on a kernel panic. -d stops the boot process and enters the debugger. To continue, you type ":c" and then press enter.

> If not, how to find a way to collect info from screen
> ......?

Check the /var/adm/messages file after boot. You could also set the moddebug variable to various values to cause more debug information to be printed or to cause the system to pause in the debugger after loading each module. It doesn't sound like you need to bother with that though.

Haik
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