Re: What is the trick to scroll back up and see boot messages?

To: Karl Ferguson <karl@tower.net.au>
Cc: stanb@netcom.com (Stan Brown), debian-user@lists.debian.org (Debian User List)
Subject: Re: What is the trick to scroll back up and see boot messages?
From: Rob Browning <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>
Date: 23 Feb 1997 12:08:58 -0600
Message-id: <[🔎] 8767zjz969.fsf@nevermore.csres.utexas.edu>
In-reply-to: Karl Ferguson's message of Mon, 24 Feb 1997 01:27:07 +0800
References: <[🔎] 2.2.32.19970223172707.007121e8@tower.net.au>

Karl Ferguson <karl@tower.net.au> writes:

> <SHIFT> <PGUP>/<PGDN> works for me during boot time.

Yes, except that once the login prompt has popped up, you lose your
entire scrollback buffer (at least I do).  So you have to use scroll
lock to pause the boot process before you get to that point.  Then you
can scroll at your leisure.

-- 
Rob


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