If you need to stop the system, type the stop key sequence for your system.
The specific stop key sequence depends on your keyboard type. For example, you can press Stop-A or L1-A. On terminals, press the Break key.
The PROM displays the ok prompt.
Synchronize the file systems and write the crash dump.
> n ok sync |
When you see the syncing file systems... message, press the stop key sequence for your system again.
Boot the system with the kernel debugger.
ok boot kadb |
Check kadb boot messages to verify that the system has booted with the kernel debugger.
Rebooting with command: kadb Boot device: /iommu/sbus/espdma@4,800000/esp@4,8800000/sd@3,0 . . . |
Press Stop-A ok sync syncing file systems... Press Stop-A ok boot kadb |