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 -- David Wolfskill UNIX System Administrator dhw@whistle.com voice: (650) 577-7158 pager: (650) 371-4621 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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