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   Rinaldi to Henrik Carlqvist   
   Re: Where is the slackware kernel log?   
   22 Aug 21 13:24:42   
   
   From: rm@nunya.inv   
      
   On 8/22/21 04:55, Henrik Carlqvist wrote:   
   > On Sat, 21 Aug 2021 23:17:15 -0700, Jimmy Johnson wrote:   
   >   
   >> I can't find the kernel log?   
   >   
   > Do you mean the log messages you get when you type:   
   >   
   > dmesg   
   >   
   > ?   
   >   
   > At boot those messages are saved in /var/log/dmesg , but then that file   
   > stops getting updated and you will have to type "dmesg" yourself to see   
   > the latest kernel log messages.   
   >   
   > There are also some stuff logged in the files messages , syslog and debug   
   > in /var/log.   
      
   I have found adding:   
      
   *.*  /dev/tty9   
      
   to the end of /etc/syslog.conf often points me in the right direction   
   when having problems.   
      
   You might find other helpful tidbits in that file (/etc/syslog.conf).   
      
   Rinaldi   
      
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