Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:53:37 -0400 From: Mike Jeays <mike.jeays@rogers.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: logging during loader Message-ID: <20130624105337.6f474d71@europa> In-Reply-To: <20936.18494.573287.144022@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <20936.18494.573287.144022@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 09:23:10 -0400 Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> wrote: > > During the processing of loader.conf, something gets printed > that suggests all is not right. However, this is a sufficiently > modern machine it goes by too fast to read exactly what. > It is my understanding that file gets read before the system > logging facilities are operational, and possibly before things like > ^S/^Q work on the terminal. > Is there a way to store the results of that phase of boot-up? > > Respectfully, > > > Robert Huff > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I am sure there is a 'right' way to do it, but I had success reading a transitory BIOS message by photographing the screen with a 2-second exposure, in a fairly dark room. This will only work for white-on-black text, of course.
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