Problematic boot messages

[Anne Wilson]

On Tuesday 21 March 2006 10:21, Andy Green wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> > During bootup this morning I noted one 'failed' message, then, just as
> > the screen disappeared, a whole raft of something.  The problem, of
> > course, is that messages disappear so quickly.  I presume that the
> > messages in anaconda.log are the ones to give clues, so can someone help
> > me translate
>
> Why do you presume that?  Anaconda is the installer app that runs when
> you install or upgrade your OS.  A look at the datestamp on the file
> could have disabused you.
>
Why?  Because boot.log is empty every day and none of the populated logs 
seemed to have anything to do with it.

> Maybe scroll lock can help with the boot spew problem.
>
I've never come across that before, but I'll give it a try, if I can remember, 
next time I boot.

Anne
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