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From: Timothy Covell <timothy.covell@ashavan.org>
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Subject: Re: Linux console at boot
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 01:13:41 -0600
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On Thursday 24 January 2002 23:59, Brendan J Simon wrote:
> Timothy Covell wrote:
> >On Thursday 24 January 2002 23:05, George Bonser wrote:
> >>Is there any way to stop the console scrolling during boot? My reason
> >>for this is I am trying to troubleshoot a boot problem with
> >>2.4.18-pre7 and I would like to give a more useful report than "it
> >>won't boot" but the screen outputs information every few seconds and I
> >>can't "freeze" the display so I can copy down the initial error(s).
> >>
> >>This is an Intel unit using the standard console (not serial console).
> >>pre7 will not boot but pre6 boots every time.
>
> Try <ctrl>s to stop the display scrolling and <ctrl>q to restart it.
>
> Regards,
> Brendan Simon.
>

If you are using test kernels, then you should be prepared to use
a serial console, IHMO.   (I use them often anyhow inasmuch as I
don't have big KVM switch and only one monitor)   

Also, if it gets to the init part and you're using redhat, you can 
interrupt the boot sequence (step-by-step mode) and then try to
page up.    

Just my two cents.

-- 
timothy.covell@ashavan.org.
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