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Date:      Fri, 23 Oct 1998 08:38:24 -0700 (PDT)
From:      David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com>
To:        jim@phrantic.phear.net, jrs@enteract.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: is there a log file
Message-ID:  <199810231538.IAA17082@pau-amma.whistle.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9810230918500.300-100000@oz.phear.net>

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>Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 09:20:16 +1000 (EST)
>From: Jim Mock <jim@phrantic.phear.net>

>> Is there a log file that logs what the system probes during bootup.  I'm
>> having a problem with a device and need to look out output.

>Try typing dmesg at the prompt after you boot.  The log file for dmesg
>is /var/log/dmesg.today & dmesg.yesterday.

Actually, a file that is likely to be more relevant to the query is
/var/run/dmesg.boot.  (I didn't know about it either, until someone on
the list pointed it out to me.)

david
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