>>>>> "Kent" == Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Kent> A better way, is to disable xdm/gdm/kdm/wdm, then
Kent> reboot. When you get logged in, you can then Shift-PgUp
Kent> through the error messages.
That's correct so far.
Kent> (For some reason, xdm/gdm/kdm/wdm seems to clear out the
Kent> Shift-PgUp history, so this method doesn't work if one of
Kent> them is installed. Again, I'm not sure which one(s) cause
Kent> this behaviour;
None of xdm/gdm/kdm/wdm/login.app/what-have-you-dm clear the
"history".
The Shift-PgUp accesses the scrollback buffer of Linux' virtual
consoles. Unfortunately, this buffer is erased when you switch vts
(one for all, it seems).
Now X is a separate vt (default is vt7, I have X on vt12). So, when
the display manager switches to X, it switches vts (from vt1 to vt7),
thus erasing the scrollback buffer of vt1.
Yes, I wish someone would implement separate scrollback buffers (have
been bitten by that time and again).
Bye, J
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