During or immediately after boot you can scroll back through the video buffer with shift-page_up. There should also be a /var/log/boot that you can look at (maybe not in stable yet?)
Geordie. ----- Original Message ----- From: Martin Dowie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 13:54:01 +0100 Subject: Newbie installation To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all! I'm a first-time GNU/Linux (wanna-be) User although I have some Un*x experience. I've downloaded all 14 Sarge .iso CDs and have happily managed to get a system that will now boot to a command line after installing from CD1. I used the default partitioning for multi-users. I notice that while booting there are several failures - but the screen is flying by at this point and I can't see what they are. Is there a 'boot log' I can 'cat|more' though? I'm also now at a lose as to how to install stuff from the other CD's - in particular I would like GNOME as my desktop environmnet and to be able to use my Alcatel SpeedTouch USB ADSL modem. I've searched high and low for a Debian installation guide for dummies but I either find stuff that is more "... for Experts" or I find 1,000's of hits that don't really seem to cover what I want. Can someone recommend a link for me as to what to do now? TIA -- Martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
