open it in vi and then type /Log<enter> in command mode to find it. But I think the line is commented out anyway. so it is not used
I checked it because I am also having the same problem of getting kernel messages on console On Thu, 2009-01-08 at 19:38 +0545, amit kumar wrote: > adnan > > iam not getting your point ,i mean how to do it . > > narendra > i searched for the file but it wasn,t present .instead i got a folder > in /etc named acpi and two sub folders named events and > actions(actions was empty) in events folders two files with following > content > > > 1.# ACPID config to power down machine if powerbutton is pressed, but > only if > # no gnome-power-manager is running > > event=button/power.* > action=/bin/ps awwux | /bin/grep gnome-power-manager | /bin/grep -qv > grep || /sbin/shutdown -h now > > 2.# Configuration to turn on DPMS again on video activity, needed for > some > # laptops. Disabled by default, uncomment if your laptop display stays > blank > # after you close and open the lid. > > #event=video.* > #action=/usr/sbin/vbetool dpms on > > > the message displayed is > "ACPI:unable to turn cooling device [c186bdec] 'on' " > > LUG help > > 2009/1/8 adnan shoeb <[email protected]> > The error is seem like that there is problem in haedware, > clean the heat sink and CPU. > > > > > 2009/1/8 narendra sisodiya <[email protected]> > You need to search using -- "kernel message > redirection" > > well wait,, this file can help you,, > > $ cat /etc/rsyslog.conf > > contains such lines,, > > # Log all kernel messages to the console. > # Logging much else clutters up the screen. > #kern.* > /dev/console > > --- > it means,, all kernel message will redirect to > console, > > edit and redirect to some null device (.dev/null) or > file,, (/var/log/kern_message) > > hope it may help you,,, > > > > 2009/1/8 amit kumar <[email protected]> > > > sorry these messages are coming at login shell > only > > they are constantly coming > > i had opened my computer sa ithought it was > overheating but messages are constantly > displayed > > 2009/1/8 narendra sisodiya > <[email protected]> > seems like printk message from > kernel... may be some exception from > overheating of a device,,, > but it is a surprise you are getting > these message on terminal ,,, normally > printk message appears at login shell > ( press "Ctrl + Alt + F1 " ,,, ) > are you getting these message at every > terminal you open,, ?? and Ctrl + Alt > + F1.... > > > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 1:03 PM, amit > kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > when i use command line ,a > message is continously > dispayed_"unable to cool > ACPI:codeDDE ETC" > > I can't use command line as a > result. > > please help > > amit > > > > > > > -- > > ┌───[ Narendra > Sisodiya ]──────────────┐ > │ http://narendra.techfandu.org > │ http://www.lug-iitd.org > │ http://twitter.com/eduvid > └─new number > ───[ +91-93121-66995 ]──────┘ > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > ┌───[ Narendra Sisodiya ]──────────────┐ > │ http://narendra.techfandu.org > │ http://www.lug-iitd.org > │ http://twitter.com/eduvid > └─new number ───[ +91-93121-66995 ]──────┘ > > > > > > > -- > > Adnan Shoeb > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ l...@iitd mailing list -- group http://groups.google.com/group/iitdlug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
