What is the equivalent of STOP-A for Solaris x86?
>I don’t think so, because Stop-A allow you to go into open boot prom of >the SUN and on a x86 it’s a different thing (BIOS) Unlike Solaris on Sparc (where STOP-A gets you the OpenBoot prompt), there is no PROM firmware to drop into on x86. You can boot your system under kadb and then use a similar keystroke to drop into kadb and obtain debugging information.
>I don’t think so, because Stop-A allow you to go into open boot prom of >the SUN and on a x86 it’s a different thing (BIOS) Unlike Solaris on Sparc (where STOP-A gets you the OpenBoot prompt), there is no PROM firmware to drop into on x86. You can boot your system under kadb and then use a similar keystroke to drop into kadb and obtain debugging information. To boot under kadb, type eeprom boot-file=kadb and then: * Prior to Solaris 8, type CTRL-ALT-d to jump into kadb * On Solaris 8 or later, type F1-a to jump into kadb * At the Solaris x86 Boot Assistant prompt type “b kadb” You can then type, for example: $
