On Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 02:28:37PM +0100, Wim De Smet wrote: > On Wed, 4 Dec 2002 18:33:52 -0900 > Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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)
Is that that word 'should'? _Some_ stuff is missing. I don't know what, because it's missing. :-) But on occasions I have seen things flash past on bootup, wanted to investigate further and failed to find them in /var/log/anything. Pigeon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]