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Re: make X messages more verbose



on Sat, Oct 06, 2001 at 01:26:45PM -0700, Aaron Maxwell (amaxwell@phy.ucsf.edu) wrote:
> You know how when the X server starts with startx, it prints text to the
> screen and more text to /var/log/XFree86.0.log?  Is there a way I can
> make either or both more verbose (e.g. a debugging option)? 
> 
> Last night when I apt-updated my sid box, it replaced some of the X
> libraries.  Today my X server won't start, but the messages emitted
> aren't cluing me in.
> 
> FWIW, here's the tail of XFree86.0.log (the console output of startx is
> the exact same, minus a few lines):
> 
>   from XFree86.0.log:
>   (**) Option "Protocol" "IntelliMouse"
>   (**) Mouse1: Protocol: "IntelliMouse"
>   (**) Option "CorePointer"
>   (**) Mouse1: Core Pointer
>   (**) Option "Device" "/dev/gpmdata"
>   (==) Mouse1: Buttons: 3
>   (**) Option "BaudRate" "1200"
>   (**) Mouse1: BaudRate: 1200
>   (II) Keyboard "Keyboard1" handled by legacy driver
>   (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse1" (type: MOUSE)

man XFree86 suggests '-logverbose' and '-verbose'.

You can also run 'strace' on any binary to see system calls traced.
This tends to be reasonably verbose.

Peace.

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