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NiceGuy
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 Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject: [SOLVED] Where are my boot messages? |
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Hello,
I have installed Gentoo on one of my systems .. and noticed that when I phisically boot up my system .. and wait to watch the console for the standard boot messages .. I do not get any messages at all..
I simply get the one line ....:
| Code: | Uncompressing Linux Kernel ... Ok, booting the Kernel
Login: |
And additionally after sometime, I get a Login prompt. I could really use those boot messages, does anybody have a idea as to where they have gone and how I can get them back??
Thanks
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mikegpitt
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Are you using a bootsplash or framebuffered resolution for your virtual terminals? The uncompressing Linux line is the last thing you would see before the splash image takes over. |
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NiceGuy
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Hello,
No I don;t use a framebuffer/bootspalsh ... this is a simple server that I have configured ... simply text based.
Thanks again, any ideas appreciated
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Are you sure the console/terminal that you're watching during boot is actually the one where the boot messages are being output?
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| Can you post your grub.conf? |
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NiceGuy
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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Hello,
Sorry for the late response ... here is my grub file:
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# : grub.conf
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default 0
timeout 3
title=kernel 2.6.16
root (hd0,0)
kernel /k2.6.16 root=/dev/hda3 console=ttyS0,9600n8 |
Still trying to get my boot messages back, any ideas or suggestions? Do I need to re-emerge something?
Thanks
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mikegpitt
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I think your problem may be related to the console parameter you are passing in.
Try something line this instead:
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title=kernel 2.6.16
root (hd0,0)
kernel /k2.6.16 root=/dev/hda3 |
If you really want to pass in the console parameter, the way I do it is with CONSOLE=/dev/tty1 . This is usually only useful when using a bootplash though. |
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NiceGuy
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Hello,
Thank-you very much ...
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title=kernel 2.6.16
root (hd0,0)
kernel /k2.6.16 root=/dev/hda3 |
Using this "grub.conf" did the trick
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