This is kind of brute force but it works.
ee /etc/syslog.conf /* It may be a default, I forget */
make sure the "/dev/console" is uncommented (activated )
rm /var/log/console.log /* delete old log or copy it */
touch /var/log/console.log /*syslog won't write to an non-existent
file*/
reboot -s /* reboot */
ee /var/log/console.log /* there you go, your boot up log */
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lowell Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Ed Yu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 5:34 AM
Subject: Re: how to capture bootup messages?
> Ed Yu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Thanks Dan. I tried it and it does scroll back. Is
> > there a way to set the number of saved lines? It
>
> Yes, that's described in the manual for sc(4), but:
>
> > doesn't allow me to scroll all the way the the
> > beginning. Is there a way to set it so that all the
> > messages can be saved to a file instead?
>
> you mean like /var/run/dmesg.boot?
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