On Sat, 5 Jul 2003, Joseph A Nagy Jr wrote: > On Saturday 05 July 2003 13:29, Robert L Cochran wrote in an attempt to > be witty and funny: > > When I reboot the computer and start seeing boot messages, is there a > > way to either: > > > > pause the messages, resume execution of initscripts, then pause again > > > > single-step execution of the scripts that produce the messages > > > > Thanks > > > > Bob Cochran > > Greenbelt, Maryland, USA > > yes. Anytime during or after the disc check, press "I" on your keyboard. > This will enable interactive startup, allowing you to > allow/disallow/continue (enter non-interactive startup) any of the init > scripts. You can also use <ctrl s> and <ctrl q> to stop and restart the scroll. When things are stopped you can use <shift pg up> to scroll back and see what you missed. HTH, -- ......Tom Registered Linux User #14522 http://counter.li.org tdiehl@xxxxxxxxxxxx My current SpamTrap -------> mtd123@xxxxxxxxxxxx