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deciphering kernel debug=0x104c44
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gistfile1.txt
Need to run with csrutil disable or recovery
sudo nvram boot-args="debug=0x104c44”
0x104c44 = 1 0000 0100 1100 0100 0100
DB_NMI 0x4 // changes the power-button to create a non-maskable interrupt?
DB_ARP 0x40 // allows debugging across subnets via ARP?
DB_KERN_DUMP_ON_PANIC 0x400 // Trigger core dump on panic
DB_KERN_DUMP_ON_NMI 0x800 // Trigger core dump on NMI
DB_REBOOT_POST_CORE 0x4000 // Attempt to reboot after post-panic crashdump/paniclog dump
DB_REBOOT_ALWAYS 0x100000 // Don't wait for debugger connection
Control: 0x100000 + 0x4000 + 0x800 + 0x400 + 0x40 + 0x4 = 0x104c44
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