>> 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
