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Re: How to see module errors on bootup?



Moritz Schulte wrote:
> 
> Kent West <westk@acu.edu> writes:
> 
> > I know "dmesg" will show the boot-up messages generated (by the
> > kernel?); however, this apparently doesn't show the errors generated by
> > modules being loaded. These messages go by too fast to catch, and then I
> > haven't been able to find a way to read them again.
> 
> ehm, you can scroll on the linux console with shift+page_down/page_up.

Normally; except that after the login prompt appears, shift-pageUp only
works for about half a screen instead of the several screens it seems to
recall at other times.

> you can also use "flow control". with Ctrl+s you "freeze" your terminal,

This works, but is somewhat inconvenient. However, it'll do. Thanks! The
errors are being generated by depmod, complaining about unresolved
symbols. Hmm. At least now I have a clue.

> wake it up again with Ctrl+q. (BTW: with cat and flow control you really
> have a nice pager ;) )
> also, check the log files under /var/log/.

The errors don't show up in /var/log/syslog, or anywhere else I've
looked.

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