You can use : dmesg or edit the file : /etc/syslog.conf On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 02:21:08PM -0400, Andrew Dixon wrote : > Girish Wadhwani wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I have having a problem debugging my modules because of the following problems: > > > > 1, I can't get printk messages displayed on the console, with or without X windows. I use teh highest priority <1> in my messages. > > > > 2, I seem to have somehow screwed up /proc/kmsg. If I try to use cat or less on it, the command displays nothing and does not return. A reboot does not help. Is the state of the proc fs saved persistently? Is there any way to reset it? > > I'm using Debian (your log files may be different if you using Red Hat) > and I tail /var/log/kmesg to see all of the kernel messages. > > hth, > Andy > - > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies > Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/ -- Stéphane LIST -- <stephane.list@fr.alcove.com> Alcôve, l'informatique est libre -- <http://www.alcove.com/> - Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/