0xbaadf00d Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 I am unable to find the panic.log file, and nvram - p of course does not work either. Where did the panic.log go, or how can I generate one? Thanks 0xbaadf00d Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2158-where-are-the-paniclogs/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
judy Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 It doesn't exist and you can't create one. This is because when the kernel panics, it saves the panic information into nvram, from where it is retrieved and logged at the next boot. But the x86 BIOS doesn't have nvram, so no panic.log. But you can boot with debug=0x100 to have the panic information dumped to the screen. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2158-where-are-the-paniclogs/#findComment-14170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0xbaadf00d Posted September 9, 2005 Author Share Posted September 9, 2005 Thanks. But how do I boot with debug=0x100? nvram to set the boot options is not an option either... :-/ Thanks 0xbaadf00d Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2158-where-are-the-paniclogs/#findComment-14438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
judy Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Just like you would boot with -x or -v: When the Darwin boot loader asks for any key to enter boot options, press any key. Then, at the kernel command line prompt, enter debug=0x100 and hit Enter. You can enter almost anything you would put into boot-args on a PPC at the Darwin boot prompt on x86. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2158-where-are-the-paniclogs/#findComment-14633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0xbaadf00d Posted September 10, 2005 Author Share Posted September 10, 2005 When the Darwin boot loader asks for any key to enter boot options, press any key. Then, at the kernel command line prompt, enter debug=0x100 and hit Enter. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Forgive my ignorance, I have never seen this Darwn Boot loader. How do I activate or access it? Thanks 0xbaadf00d Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2158-where-are-the-paniclogs/#findComment-14866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
judy Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Wait for the BIOS messages to flash by. 3. As soon as it says something like press a key for startup options, and starts counting down the seconds, press a key. 3a. If you don't get this message, start over, and press Shift (for example) when the BIOS messages have almost finished flashing by. 4. At the prompt that appears, enter "debug=0x100", without the quotes, and press Enter 5. Wait for the kernel panic. 6. When the kernel panics, it will print some lines of text onto the screen. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2158-where-are-the-paniclogs/#findComment-15239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0xbaadf00d Posted September 11, 2005 Author Share Posted September 11, 2005 When I turn the machine on, I see no BIOS messages flash by. I just see the grey screen with the white Apple and the progress indicator. Probably I should note this: I may be the only person on this board, but I am running OS X on a DTK, not a standard PC, 0xbaadf00d Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2158-where-are-the-paniclogs/#findComment-15259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam0r Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 When I turn the machine on, I see no BIOS messages flash by. I just see the grey screen with the white Apple and the progress indicator. Probably I should note this: I may be the only person on this board, but I am running OS X on a DTK, not a standard PC, 0xbaadf00d Completely off-topic, but many of us wanted to know, does the mac chime when you turn it on? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2158-where-are-the-paniclogs/#findComment-16732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjz Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 That's what we need created. I want to hear the chinme and the car crash. But we diffently need some type of panic log. Maybe the next update will have one. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2158-where-are-the-paniclogs/#findComment-17052 Share on other sites More sharing options...
judy Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Probably I should note this: I may be the only person on this board, but I am running OS X on a DTK, not a standard PC, OK, that explains some things. Sorry for my last post then. Well, I guess you should get a prompt or something by pressing some key combination when turning the box on. How do you activate verbose boot, or single user mode? Well, there has to be a way to set kernel debug flags. This is a development machine after all. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2158-where-are-the-paniclogs/#findComment-17741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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