Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 18:13:54 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Within X, how can I see console messages? Message-ID: <4203BB62.1010906@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20050204180003.GH8365@gentoo-npk.bmp.ub> References: <200502041201.06478.FreeBSD@insightbb.com> <4203AD1D.1090203@gmx.net> <20050204180003.GH8365@gentoo-npk.bmp.ub>
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Nathan Kinkade wrote: > On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 06:13:01PM +0100, Benjamin Walkenhorst wrote: >> Steven Friedrich wrote: >> >> >I know I can Control-Alt-F1 to go back to the console, but is there a way >> >to see these messages in an xterm or something? >> > >> > >> xconsole >> >> When xdm starts, xconsole gets started, too, on my machine, >> I can't remember doing anything to get this behaviour, though. >> >> Kind regards, >> Benjamin > > Keep in mind that /dev/console may only be readable by root. You might > have to change permissions on the device, or perhaps launch xconsole as > the root user. There may be other ways to get around this. I just > throw this into the mix as a problem that you may encounter. > You uncomment this line in /etc/fbtab #/dev/ttyv0 0600 /dev/console and start an xterm with '-c' IIRC Mark --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0505-1, 02/02/2005 Tested on: 04/02/2005 18:13:55 avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com
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