Re: Linux Boot-up Screens
- From: "Edward S. Baiz Jr." <edbaizjr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 08:56:30 +0100 (MET)
>Edward S. Baiz Jr. wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I was wondering. You know all the data that is displayed on the screen
>> when Linux boots up? After I have logged in, what would I type to bring up
>> that data so I can get a closer look at it. It scrolls so fast I really
>> cannot read it. Thanks for any help.
>>
>
>Look at the various log files which are generated during startup. What I do
>is actually print out the logs and then look at them one line at a time.
>This is both an educational exercise for me learning more about Linux and
>also a way to identify things which might be screwed up. For example, I
>kept getting an error message about somthing wrong with /dev/sda1. After I
>looked at the look it dawned on me (duh! -- inspirational moment) that sda1
>is my digital camera and it like totally wasn't like plugged in .. like
>duh!
>
>Anyway, that's what the log files are for.
>
>To stop scrolling when the system is booting you can use ^s and ^q .. at
>least that is what works for me .. same as DOS 1.0 as I recall.
>
>Cheers and HTH, YMMV
>
>Dave
Thanks Dave and to the rest of you. This really helps....
--
Edward S. Baiz Jr.
(Gamer)
HADES 060: 256meg Ram - Atari Clone
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