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).
You can fire up joe, (Joe's Own Editor) Shift-Pageup to the top, use gpm
and mouse to copy page of stuff, Shift-Pagedown, right-click,
Shift-pageup, copy etc.... I havent tried another editor, but you can
shift-pageup above joe.
Works fine for me. :)
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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