On Jan 29, 2014, at 2:37 PM, smac0031 <m.smurph...@gmail.com> wrote: > I started with the command-v and a lot of text went by which I don't > understand. Is this saved anywhere?
Yes, it's saved temporarily and can be accessed via Terminal directly after startup, but we're not too concerned about the startup dialog right now, we're interested in the SHUTDOWN dialog. Since it won't complete a normal Shutdown, the dialog "should" remain on the screen frozen, for you to look at. The last few lines, especially the final line, is what we're likely interested in. To show the verbose startup dialog which is the kernel message buffer, you need to open Terminal immediately after boot and type the command 'dmesg' which is short for "display message" (no quotes). Later versions of OS X may require 'sudo dmesg' followed by admin password entry, but this shouldn't be required for yours. Again, we're interested in the messages at shutdown, which should be stalled upon the black screen to easily read. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
