[CentOS] Kernel Panic

nate
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:18:09 -0000

Ryan Nichols wrote:
> I am very very new to the linux world..  I am having problems with
> CentOS5.1 with kernel panics.  I belive the cause of the kernel panics
> are a software that I am running on the machine, but I cannot find any
> information as to what the system was doing prior to the crash, i have
> looked in the /var/log/messaging to no solution.  I guess what I am
> asking is what do i need to turn on for when this kernel crash comes
> again? It happens with in hours or days of running this software, it is
> random and sudden.

Easiest I have found is configure the system to use serial console and
connect a system to the console. When the system panics it will output
the panic to the console which you can then copy/paste to a file and
post to a mailing list or support forum for help.

nate