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From: James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: boot log
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Bill Kenworthy <billk <at> iinet.net.au> writes:


> Is there a way to log the boot messages - dmesg after booting up doesnt
> show module load failures and they scroll off the screen and I can find
> what they are.

app-admin/showconsole
"small daemon for logging console output during boot"

I have not tried this yet, but it looks promising....

post back your experience.

hth,
James