Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:18:13 +0100 From: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> To: Ashley Moran <work@ashleymoran.me.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Trying to colour syslog-ng logs to ttyv7 but won't work after a reboot Message-ID: <432AA9F5.3000606@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: <432A8ACB.3080703@ashleymoran.me.uk> References: <43298076.7050705@codeweavers.net> <4329921F.2070006@dial.pipex.com> <43299A1B.8050406@ashleymoran.me.uk> <43299CCA.4040509@meijome.net> <432A8ACB.3080703@ashleymoran.me.uk>
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Ashley Moran wrote:
> Norberto Meijome wrote:
> > or figure out in which order things are started and make sure the
> > ttyvs are launched before syslogng
>
>
> Can you recommend a good description of the FreeBSD boot process? The
> handbook is a bit sketchy and only goes into the initial stages. I've
> tried flirting through the /etc files but it's hard to piece
> everything together.
>
> I will try putting an echo "can you see this" > /dev/ttyv7 in the
> syslog-ng script. But I'll do it later. I think I've spent enough
> time on this one little quirk!
For the bits you are interested in, man rc. If you really think that
ttyv7 may not be there, then
/bin/ls -lsa /dev/ttyv7 > /tmp/SYSLOGNG.TRACE
or some such.
--Alex
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