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SubjectRe: ENH: SysRq Screen-capture?
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> Is it possible to put a screen-capture command in the SysRq stuff? when the
> kernel panics, it'd be nice to capture the screen it died on without having
> to spend ten minutes with pencil+paper...

Once it has paniced its a bit late and capture to disk might not be safe

There are 3) answers

1. Serial console
2. Use a digital camera (yes I've even had people mail me jpgs of a crash)
3. if you need to use pen/paper then 99% of the time the only values you
need are the EIP and the call trace.

Alan


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