From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 7 16:21:50 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11054106566B for ; Wed, 7 Jan 2009 16:21:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from krad@snaffler.net) Received: from mk-filter-2-a-1.mail.uk.tiscali.com (mk-filter-2-a-1.mail.uk.tiscali.com [212.74.100.53]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F7F48FC1A for ; Wed, 7 Jan 2009 16:21:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from krad@snaffler.net) X-Trace: 126924122/mk-filter-2.mail.uk.tiscali.com/B2C/$b2c-TRUSTED/b2c-IMPLICITLY_TRUSTED/212.74.112.53/None/krad@snaffler.net X-SBRS: None X-RemoteIP: 212.74.112.53 X-IP-MAIL-FROM: krad@snaffler.net X-MUA: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (X11/20081023) X-IP-BHB: Once X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AjUBAKxeZEnUSnA1/2dsb2JhbAAIz32FdQ X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.37,226,1231113600"; d="scan'208";a="126924122" Received: from e1-1.ns500-1.ts.milt.as9105.net (HELO [10.44.24.37]) ([212.74.112.53]) by smtp.tiscali.co.uk with ESMTP; 07 Jan 2009 15:52:25 +0000 Message-ID: <4964CFA3.9020404@snaffler.net> Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:52:03 +0000 From: "chris.scott" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (X11/20081023) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Kernel messages redirection X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:21:50 -0000 hi Does anyone know howto redirect/stop kernel messages from displaying on ttyv0? eg when you plug in a usb disk you get a load of messages to the 1st screen console I am writing a custom installer and its a pain as every time I label and geom provider it spams a load of stuff and messes up my nice display. This is nothing to do with syslog as I have already turned off logging to /dev/console, ive tried a few curious looking sysctl varibles but not found anything that works yet. k