Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 21:17:02 -0800 From: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to capture console messages during boot? Message-ID: <7c22e1d8-7f3f-49a4-d034-e9c4f2cfc26a@holgerdanske.com> In-Reply-To: <20170124234536.7b43ba1a@riseup.net> References: <f71714ee-60b9-5f1a-ebed-85c2105e6199@holgerdanske.com> <20170124234536.7b43ba1a@riseup.net>
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> On Tue, 24 Jan 2017 19:59:01 -0800 > David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> wrote: >> I am attempting to build a graphical workstation using: >> [snip] >> As I add software and adjust configuration settings, invariably I create >> or encounter issues. Some of these generate warnings/ errors on the >> console when the system boots. I'd like to capture console messages >> during boot, so that I can review them and fix things. On 01/24/17 20:45, Sergei Akhmatdinov wrote: > 2. Use `dmesg -a`, maybe piped into `less` if you prefer. > The -a switch should show you the boot process messages, which are normally > suppressed. Yes, that's what I was looking for. On 01/24/17 21:07, Michael Sierchio wrote: > cat /var/run/dmesg.boot That is incomplete -- I don't see all of the messages (just kernel, not init?). Thanks, everyone, for the help. :-) David
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