How to use adb to analyze the crash dump ?

[faust2222]

Hi,
I know using adb -k vmunix vmcore to analyze the crash dump file,
I only find image.1.1 etc file in crash direcoty. Couid I using adb -k vmunxi image.1.1
to analyze? what the diffirence between cmcore and image.1.1?

thx a lot

[Dennis Handly]

You shouldn't use adb to analyze crash dumps nor core files. You use better tools, kwdb and gdb.

[Dennis Handly]

You used q4 before, why ask about adb now?
In your crash directory: kwdb -q4 .

[faust2222]

I want to learn more tools to find more
info , haha

[faust2222]

when using gdb , could I use like this :
gdb vmunix image.1.1?

[Dennis Handly]

>I want to learn more tools to find more info

Just about the only reasons to use adb is to look at kernel parms. Or to modify binary files.

>when using gdb, could I use like this: gdb vmunix image.1.1?

No, you use kwdb for crash dumps and gdb for core files.
As I mentioned above: kwdb -q4 .

[Laurent Menase]

also if you have only 1 image.1.1 file, check in your index if everything goes right when it was saved,and if all files in INDEX are still there.