Re: problem with dmesg (dmesg: can't get msgbuf: Bad address)

From: Merkel, Bernd (merkel.bernd_at_gmx.de)
Date: 01/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 14:51:24 +0100

Sorry my posting. The ram is demaged; today -- I've restart my server
once again -- dmesg works but the printed ram size is incorrect :(.

Thanks

 -bernd

"Kin Cho" <ignore-this-prefixkin@techie.com> wrote in message
news:7iu12qjj93.fsf@neoscale.com...
> You'll need a new kernel -- looks like the kernel you're using
> was configured with a zero MSGBUFSIZE.
>
> -kin
>
> "Merkel, Bernd" <merkel.bernd@gmx.de> writes:
>
> > Generic kernel file exist under / but the message buffer is zero:
> >
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 6254651 Apr 8 2003 /netbsd
> >
> > NetBSD gateway 1.6.1 NetBSD 1.6.1 (GENERIC) #0: Tue Apr 8 12:05:52 UTC
2003
> >
autobuild@tgm.daemon.org:/autobuild/netbsd-1-6/i386/OBJ/autobuild/netbsd-1-6
> > /src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC i386
> >
> > 0
> >
> > How could I change the msg-buf -- /etc/sysctl.conf; or just replace the
> > kernel file?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > "Kin Cho" <ignore-this-prefixkin@techie.com> wrote in message
> > news:7i1xpul29q.fsf@neoscale.com...
> > > You may have a corrupted kernel image.
> > >
> > > What are the outputs of these commands?
> > >
> > > ls -l /netbsd
> > > uname -a
> > > sysctl -n kern.msgbufsize
> > >
> > > -kin
> > >
> > > "foo" <merkel.bernd@gmx.de> writes:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > whether I start dmesg it returns:
> > > >
> > > > dmesg: can't get msgbuf: Bad address
> > > >
> > > > I've nothing found with google.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks