now this works

rungdb

@@ -4,19 +4,14 @@ if [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; then
 else
   brk=""
 fi
-gdb="$(pwd)/buildroot/output/host/usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gdb"
+gdb="$(pwd)/buildroot/output/host/usr/bin/arm-linux-gdb"
 cd buildroot/output/build/linux-*.*.*/
 cmd="$gdb \
   -q \
   -ex 'add-auto-load-safe-path $(pwd)' \
   -ex 'file vmlinux' \
-  -ex 'set arch i386:x86-64:intel' \
-  -ex 'target remote localhost:1234' \
-  $brk \
-  -ex 'continue' \
-  -ex 'disconnect' \
-  -ex 'set arch i386:x86-64' \
   -ex 'target remote localhost:1234' \
   -ex 'lx-symbols ../kernel_module-1.0/'
 "
+#-ex 'set arch i386:x86-64:intel' \
 eval "$cmd"