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Subject: Re: saving kernel output
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Radko Keves <rado@studnet.sk> writes:

> is another way to save kernel output without dumb terminal or old
> PC/XT till boot ?
> 
> i read serialconsole-setup in handbook, but i think way without serial
> console
> 
> for example something like dmesg, but if kernel fails i want have saved 
> output too

If the kernel fails to boot, there's no filesystem mounted, so a
serial port console is your only real option.  If the system comes up,
the dmesg info is saved in /var/run/dmesg.boot...