Where is the boot log in debian sarge ??
 

Hi : just did this debian netinst minimal install...which happens to be sarge 2.4.25...
Where do I have to look for the Bootlog and whtat´s the name of the this log file ???

thank you

Copter

All logs are usually located in /var/log. The file "syslog" should have anything that isn't specifically logged to a different file. Info posted by the kernel can be retrieved using the dmesg command. You should be able to find what you are looking for in either of those places. If you were more specific about what it is you are looking for, we could probably be more specific as to where you may find it as well as maybe giving you a tip or two on doing it efficiently. ;)

/var/log/dmesg is another popular choice for boot log (by popular I mean default)

Enjoy

The "dmesg" program will also print out all kernel messages in the message buffer (which usually goes back to the startup unless you have a lot of noisy drivers or other problems.

Which leads me to a question I have always asked myself: yes, dmesg gives me the messages. However, during the boot-sequence there is more text flying by on the screen (including some errors or warnings that I can never read fast enough). Is there a way to see all the information that is being spit out on the screen during boot? Or, is there a way to pause the bootprocess and/or step through it?

Thanks,
/TLV

to pause boot to read errors/warnings
 

to pause boot to read errors/warnings

I use Debian Sarge 2.6.8, this may or may not work with other distros

press Ctrl + s to stop
press Ctrl + s to start again

hope this helps

Logging of boot messages is off by default. To enable it on Debian (and probably other distros as well), go to /etc/default/ and look for (or create) a file named "bootlogd". Inside that file add/change a line so it reads "BOOTLOGD_ENABLE=Yes". The next time you reboot you will have your boot messages saved in the file "/var/log/boot".