Wintermute writes: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > This question has probably been asked before ... anyhow; > > > > How does one get a snapshot/logfile of the bootup process? I know about > > dmesg > > but the part which interest me is the processing which occurs _after_ dmesg > > stops. I've seen various debug messages, but they scroll off the screen > > before > > the login prompt comes up. I'd like to investigate and fix them if I could > > find out what they are. 8-) > > > > As for taking a snapshot I'm not sure.... .but you can access things that > roll off > of the screen by holding down shift and pressing the page up key to browse > through > the buffer.
I already tried that. It doesn't work. I beleive that the buffer hasn't been set up yet until the login prompt. The stuff that I need to see appears _before_ the login prompt shows. -- -= Sent by Debian 1.3 Linux =- Thomas Kocourek KD4CIK - member of ARRL @[EMAIL PROTECTED]@westgac3.dragon.com Remove @_@ for correct Email address --... ...-- ... -.. . -.- -.. ....- -.-. .. -.- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .