Re: common questions -- System.map

[Will Trillich <will@serensoft.com>]

On Tue, Aug 08, 2000 at 12:41:41AM +0200, Moritz Schulte wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 01:39:19PM +0000, Joseph de los Santos wrote:
> >    3. I keep getting this error "kernel:klogd 1.3-3#3- log source=/proc/kmsg 
> > started
> >                                         "kernel: cannot find map file"
> > 
> >           I think this has to do with me recompiling a new kernel. My question 
> > is where can I find this map file? is it the same "System.map" found in the 
> > new /usr/src/linux directory? should I just copy System.map to the /boot 
> > directory and rename it to map? would that solve the problem?
> 
> yes, it's the System.map. copy it to /boot/System.map<your kernel
> suffix>.
> for example if your kernel is /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.0-foobar, copy the
> System.map to /boot/System.map-2.4.0-foobar.

</lurk-mode>

aha! similar to a snag i've run into --

i've got potato packages, and the old 2.0.36 kernel still...

when i tried `lsof` for example, i'd get
	lsof: can't determine system map file path
	lsof: (See 00FAQ for more information.)

i found a 'map' file and named it /boot/System.map-2.0.36
and then tried `lsof` again, and got
	lsof: no task kernel definition
	lsof: (See 00FAQ for more information.)
instead.

i've looked at the 00FAQ and those words all look like english,
but bounce off my skull like so much random noise...