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Date:	Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:52:03 PDT7
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Multiple Traps

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In <200410130625.1550530.9@scoug.com>, on 10/13/04
at 06:25 AM, "Harry Motin" said:

>OK! I don't understand the difference. I spent some time with Google, but
>did not get anyway. Would you please explain the difference and explain
>how you can tell which is which? Thank you.

A kernel trap is, as it's name implies, when an exception trap occurs
within the kernel. The result depends on how you are set up. You will
either get a black screen full of numbers or the kernel will write a trap
dump file to either diskette or a hard drive partition. After this, the
kernel will throw up it's virtual hands and die. You will get to reboot
and chkdsk.

A process trap is when an exception trap occurs within a process (i.e. an
application). Depending on your set up, the kernel will pop up a message
on the screen, write a summary of the trap to popuplog.os2 or write a trap
dump file to the place to told it to. After this, the kernel kills the
process and cleans up after it and continues to run normally.

So, which type of trap are you getting?

Steven

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