if you can mount the root device to another system,
you can look at several logs in /var/log
check for boot.log, dmesg, and /var/log/kernel/*
--- Bill Beauchemin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I wish I could get a snapshot of what few lines
> comne up but it happens so
> fast before it reboots. Is there a log file of the
> boot process or is there a
> way to have it log those lines to a file?
>
> On Wednesday 25 July 2001 23:23, you wrote:
> > hi
> >
> > we dont have problem running 2.4.3-20 kernel on
> > mandrake 8. i have also just installed 2.4.7 and
> it
> > went fine.
> > could you give a snap shot of the 'few lines' you
> are
> > referring to? maybe that will give us a clue.
> >
> > dm
> >
> > --- Pete Jordan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Bill Beauchemin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > This is nice but i am still unable to get smp
> to
> > >
> > > work on my box. Im
> > >
> > > > almost ready to go back to slackware kernel
> 2.4.16
> > >
> > > which ran smp just
> > >
> > > > fine.
> > > >
> > > > When I try to run the smp kernel that mandrake
> had
> > >
> > > setup on install it
> > >
> > > > goes through a few lines and then reboots the
> > >
> > > machine.
> > >
> > > Is it an ASUS board? You may have the same
> problems
> > > I had with the VIA
> > > 686a controller. I can't find the link now
> > > (naturally ;) and don't want to
> > > reboot just to peer at BIOS settings, but if
> this
> > > matches your setup
> > > there's an option you need to disable in the
> "Boot"
> > > section of the BIOS
> > > screens. It's *something* 14 about half way
> down,
> > > and I don't think
> > > there's anything else similar in there.
> > >
> > > Sorry I can't be more specific...
> > >
> > > Pete
> >
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