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On 08.11.2012 17:53, Tomek CEDRO wrote:
> Thanks for hint :-) For some reasons I need to have console usable 
> after/during xorg is active, for instance at the moment I have
> problems with xfce4 and no console keeps me away from seeing what
> is wrong and even getting back into xorg.

Depending on the issues you have with XFCE, you should be able to dump
the content of the console while in X.Org by using the following command:
  vidcontrol -P -H < /dev/ttyv0

This command dumps the whole console buffer (-P), including history (-H).

- -- 
Jean-Sébastien Pédron
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