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Re: /etc/init.d/boot message?



As the data is available (via Shift-Pageup) then there surely must be a
way of getting to it and saving it.  I tried with /dev/vcs* but got only
the current screen.  Maybe in /proc/??? somewhere?  A Linux guru is
needed.

Then we could have a script run as the final boot-up process to save it to
a file.

Im my case there is yet another complication.  When svgatextmode is run it
does a reset and I lose all info prior to that point.

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On Mon, 22 Jun 1998, David Wright wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Jun 1998, Ed Cogburn wrote:
> 
> > David Wright wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Fri, 19 Jun 1998, Mark Yobb wrote:
> > > >
> > > >         I know how to use `dmesg` but I would really like to be able to get
> > > > the info that scrolls across my screen (on bootup) when /etc/init.d/boot is
> > > > executing.  Is this message sent to a log file or something?  How can I look
> > > > at this after booting?
> > > 
> > > Simple. Just use shift page up and down. This works at any time, just so
> > > long as you don't switch consoles.
> > 
> > 	Parts of the boot up text can be found afterwords in /var/log/messages.
> 
> Yes, while I agree that parts of the boot up messages can be found in various 
> places in a more permanent form, the only place that has them /all/ in the
> exact /sequence/ is the console. If something goes wrong, it's worth looking
> here /first/ because it's the last chance you get. As soon as you look 
> elsewhere, the complete console record has gone for ever (until you reboot).
> 
> Cheers,
> 
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