Re: Bootup - was:tkbackplot - no output

[Jack Ensor <jensor-at-qis.net>]

Jeffery -

crtl s doesn't stop the screen - it seems to ignore keyboard input.

Further, you don't have a command prompt during bootup so you can't
enter:

dmesg | less

Any other suggestions?

Jack


Jeffrey Bell wrote:
> 
> Jack,
> 
> at a command prompt try:
> 
> dmesg | less
> 
> or you could try
> 
> crtl s  to stop
> ctrl q  to un-stop
> 
> during boot. I would use the dmesg as sometimes you can't stop the
> display of info until after a certain period.
> 
> this will display what has scrolled by.
> 
> On Thu, 2001-12-27 at 14:16, Jack Ensor wrote:
> <snip..snip>
> 
> >
> > Another question -  When booting up Linux the processes scroll by
> > rapidly on the screen.  Is there any way to pause the bootup like the
> > pause/break key does in DOS and thereby enable one to read the screen
> > messages?
> >
> > Jack Ensor - a determined EMC/Linux student at this point
> >
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