[gentoo-user] Re: Unable to catch kernel crash dump

[Grant]

>> I've been getting a kernel oops for awhile that is worse than ever in
>> 3.11.1.  It seems to be related to my XHCI USB port.  I followed the
>> instructions here:
>>
>> http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kernel_Crash_Dumps
>>
>> but /proc/vmcore doesn't exist after I reboot the system after a
>> crash.  I did notice that I was getting a lot of white text dumped to
>> the screen against a black background before I followed the
>> instructions in the wiki, but after following them the screen just
>> freezes when it crashes.
>>
>> Does anyone know what I might be doing wrong or how to find out?
>
> I've discovered that the crash kernel should automatically boot after
> a crash and that is not happening.  Any idea what could be preventing
> it?  Does the following document look up to date and valid?
>
> http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kernel_Crash_Dumps
>
> - Grant

It turns out the crashkernel itself crashes when I have the Mini
DisplayPort connected.  I've filed a bug:

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62671

- Grant