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Trent

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From: Baltimore, MD (US)

Registered: 2009-04-16

Posts: 990

Kernel panic: what logs should I examine?

I've installed Debian on my Thinkpad, and it's been kernel-panicking on me at odd intervals (this is the second time I have typed this post).  There doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to it.  I suspect wireless drivers, but that's really beside the point -- I've handled this kind of thing before.

What I really want to know is, if I want to ascertain what's really going on as opposed to shooting in the dark, what logs are likely to have that kind of information?  While we're at it, what do all the other things in /var/log record?  Okay, I have some sort of idea for most of them, but this is one thing that I never really understood and have found very little information on.  If someone would kindly list a few of the more relevant logs and what kind of things go in them, I would be appreciative

Trent

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From: Baltimore, MD (US)

Registered: 2009-04-16

Posts: 990

Re: Kernel panic: what logs should I examine?

I take it most other people are as clueless here as I am... I think this is a place where Linux is very weak on documentation.

n0dix

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Registered: 2009-09-22

Posts: 956

Re: Kernel panic: what logs should I examine?

You can check the /var/log/messages log.
I found a nice guide about your problem: http://rhcelinuxguide.wordpress.com/200 … ac-arrest/

Last edited by n0dix (2010-04-10 15:29:40)

Trent

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From: Baltimore, MD (US)

Registered: 2009-04-16

Posts: 990

Re: Kernel panic: what logs should I examine?

Thanks for the link.