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To: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>
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On 2013-06-24 15:23, Robert Huff 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?

Have you checked dmsg?

Try "start freebsd with verbose logging" then check dmesg.