Dear list My old Dell laptop ran stably under 6.1. After I upgraded to 6.2, the kernel started to crash with "page fault trap, code=0" every time I started the X server. Every other time, this left the file system in a state that fsck could not repair. I don't have a spare laptop for debugging, and it took me a while to install OpenBSD on a USB key where I was happy to reproduce the crash. (OK, I was lazy, and I hoped that someone else would encounter this fault who was in a better position to diagnose it.)
This could be a hardware fault. However, it occurs consistently, when booting from both the hard disk and a USB key. Version 6.1 has always worked. The fault still happens in 6.3 and in recent snapshots. I would like to follow the instructions in crash(8) about capturing the output of the ps and trace commands, rebooting, and emailing a dmesg. The problem is that the machine won't reboot from ddb. When I run "boot reboot", it either hangs or panics, and I have to power cycle and lose the message buffer. What's the best way forward? I could take some screen shots with a camera and post them on the web. Alternatively, I'm in Melbourne, and I'd be happy to lend the laptop to a local developer. Rodney
