On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 03:37:22PM +0200, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 2008-05-16 15:09, Sven Joachim wrote: > > On 2008-05-16 14:48 +0200, Bill wrote: > > > >> I'm tweaking a new kernel for my old laptop to install a new module. > >> > >> At boot I see a number of 'fail' messages scroll past on the > >> screen, but they don't show up in dmesg /var/log/dmesg > >> /var/log/syslog /var/log/messages etc. These files are > >> practically devoid of error messages. > >> > >> Where can I find the 'complete' output of my boot process? > > > > In Debian's default boot configuration: nowhere. You need to edit > > /etc/default/bootlogd and change BOOTLOGD_ENABLE=No to Yes. After a > > reboot, you will find the log in /var/log/boot. > > You could also just press the 'scroll button' on your keyboard, while > the interesting output floats by. This would stop any further output > until you press it again, so you have more time to view/read it. > > (While this is quick, it does not actually save the output to a log).
Also <SHIFT>-<PAGE_UP> will scroll up a few screens. I don't know what determines the value of few, but being able to increase it could be handy. -- Chris. ====== "One, with God, is always a majority, but many a martyr has been burned at the stake while the votes were being counted." -- Thomas B. Reed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
