Re: Where to view bootup info ? dmesg ??

[Wim De Smet <fragmeat@yucom.be>]

On Wed, 4 Dec 2002 18:33:52 -0900
Andy <list@firman.us> wrote:

> >Andy initially wrote:
> >So I did this command: grep -r cardmgr /var/log |less
> >and can't find that message that scrolls by on bootup.
> 
> >Then dave mallery wrote:
> > less /var/log/dmesg
> 
> It is not in there.  I just checked again for the umpteeth time.
> 
> Allow me to ask an even more basic question please:
> 
> Is EVERY single message/text that scrolls by during boot up logged
> into /var/log/dmesg ???
> 
> If so ... then I am seeing things....
> 
> 
AFAIK everything should be present in /var/log/messages
(kernel messages at least)

Wim