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From: wiltse@oceana.esd.sgi.com (Wiltse Carpenter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: /debug not mounted....
Summary: How to get /debug mounted
Keywords: dbx, /debug
Message-ID: <63228@sgi.sgi.com>
Date: 2 Jul 90 18:15:22 GMT
References: <430@texhrc.UUCP>
Sender: wiltse@oceana.esd.sgi.com
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA
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In article <430@texhrc.UUCP>, mjz@texhrc.UUCP (Michael Zeitlin) writes:
> 
> 
>     dbx can't find /debug....apparently it isnt mounted...
>     i've never run across this before and am not sure how to 
>     proceed.....
> 
>     eoe1 and eoe2 are loaded and installed properly....
>     what else is there???

You may have one of the following problems:

1. dev option not installed
	Use the versions command to see what is installed:

		versions -vI
	
	should show dev.sw.cc installed.  The fact that you have
	dbx indicates that this not likely to be the problem.

2. /debug directory has been rmdir'd
	If it is gone, just mkdir it and reboot.

3. dbg filesystem not properly configured in the kernel.
	Make sure the files I mentioned above are present.
	If not, I would re-install the dev option.

Background:

To run dbx, you need to install the dev option tape along with eoe1 and eoe2.
During the installation of the dev option, the directory /debug is created as
a mount point for the /debug pseudo-filesystem.  Along with dbx and many other
files, the dev option includes the kernel support for the debugger,
/usr/sysgen/boot/dbg.o and /usr/sysgen/master.d/dbg.  When you exit the
installation tool, it should re-configure the kernel to include this module.
When you re-boot, the startup code in /etc/init.d/MOUNTFSYS checks to see
whether or not you have a /debug directory, and if so, mounts /debug.

	-Wiltse