Reading boot messages on the fly

[Kwan Lowe]

>> I have a serial console attached to a com port. On the other end I use minicom on
>> a laptop.
>
> Requires a null modem cable, right?


Yes... On boot, append "console=/dev/ttyS0,9600" and configure minicom accordingly.

You may also consider booting with an alternate method and retrieving the 
/var/log/boot.log files... (However, just peeking at mine, it appears mine are 0
bytes ???? ).

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