Re: Viewing bootup message
On Mon, 9 Feb 1998, tsnake wrote:
> How can you view the entire list of messeges that show when you boot into
> linux? It all either scrolls by too fast or too much read/decipher as it
> rolls off the top. Is there a file that mirrors that output or someway I
> can re-direct it to a file for perusal?
> Thanks,
> Chris
Although dmesg and /var/log/messages are useful, the best method of
seeing *everything* is to use Shift-PageUp/Down. This is always present
in VCs just so long as you look before you switch to another VC (which
throws away everything above the top of the screen).
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David Wright, Open University, Earth Science Department, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
U.K. email: d.wright@open.ac.uk tel: +44 1908 653 739 fax: +44 1908 655 151
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