Date: 26 Nov 2000 04:13:30 +0100 From: Cyrille Lefevre <clefevre@citeweb.net> To: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@leidinger.net> Cc: clefevre@cybercable.fr, ashp@unloved.org, current@FreeBSD.ORG, arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RFC: /dev/console -> /var/log/messages idea/patch Message-ID: <pujjifxh.fsf@gits.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: Alexander Leidinger's message of "Fri, 24 Nov 2000 17:39:23 %2B0100 (CET)" References: <200011241639.eAOGdOE06364@Magelan.Leidinger.net>
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Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@leidinger.net> writes: > On 24 Nov, Cyrille Lefevre wrote: > > >> >> The attached patch is a "proof-of-concept" on which I would like > >> >> to get some comments: > >> > > >> > I'm only a moronic user, but this would make my life easier. My machine > >> > switches into 132x43 on startup, and I always lose the output. So this > >> > >> Its in the scrollback buffer. > > > > and how do you access the scroll-back buffer if you are not front to the > > console (read remote) ? > > You can't. > > I didn't see the relationship between my answer to Ashley and your > question, can you please give me a hint? I just want to say that I'm full about doing something which logs what's happen at boot time, and that the scrollback buffer isn't sufficient. in other words, something like PR#14931 until this work is commited. Cyrille. -- home: mailto:clefevre@citeweb.net work: mailto:Cyrille.Lefevre@edf.fr To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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