Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:46:27 +1000 From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@freebsd.org> To: "Gerard E. Seibert" <jerry@seibercom.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: stop "dmesg.boot" from being overwritten on each boot-up Message-ID: <Zi7Rw7MMSRzXfhKQ@hydra.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20240428164258.000032ba@seibercom.net> References: <20240428164258.000032ba@seibercom.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Sunday, 28 April 2024 at 16:42:58 -0400, Gerard E. Seibert wrote: > I have a problem loading the 1915ms.ko module. I booted up and used the > "-v" option to get a detailed printout of what was happening. I copied > hat file to my home directory. I started the system again, but I set > the 1915ms.ko module to load. As usual, it froze the system. I then > rebooted into single user and made the necessary corrections. After > rebooting again, the contents of the dmesg.boot file were overwritten. > > I want to get a copy of what happens when the system locks up while > booting with the i915ms.ko module. Is there any setting I can use to > stop overwriting that file or perhaps append the output to it? Not that I know of. But while you're in single user, you can rename the file. It would be better to copy it elsewhere in case the entire contents of the /var/run directory gets removed. Have you checked the bug reports for your i915ms problem? Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. If you don't, I may ignore the reply or reply to the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html Sent from my desktop computer. See complete headers for address and phone numbers. This message is digitally signed. If your Microsoft mail program reports problems, please read http://lemis.com/broken-MUA.php [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iF0EARECAB0WIQSaG4ICvM64RvkvCawi5vKQUHpCIwUCZi7RwwAKCRAi5vKQUHpC I7ewAKCXuK9GBtELRlLlYGZjX3oKX13p1wCfWzL7aPCdCNC5LJIpxUkMML3Jsq8= =e2j2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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