Matthew Saltzman wrote:
On Sat, 16 Jul 2005, Jim Cornette wrote:
Ben Roberts wrote:
/var/log/dmesg provides different information to what is
contained in the usual boot.log file under FC2 or FC3 though ???
I am concerned because boot.log is a valuable source of
information, and since upgrading to FC4 it hasn't been updated,
despite a fair few reboots while configuring the system etc.... I
was wondering if I've removed some rpm package that was needed to
facilitate the writing of boot.log whilst purging my system of
unneeded packages ??
I read this log on occasion also. It quit working on my systemand I
assumed the same thing. Anomther person who upgraded from FC3 to FC4
mentioned the same problem with no more boot logs.
I checked, out of curiosity, as I have a fresh FC4 install.
/var/log/boot.log contains only messages about /sbin/dhclient-script
updating /etc/resolv.conf. Otherwise, it's empty.
Messages regarding dhclient are also all that I see in the boot.log. I
didn't mention the /sbin/dhclient messages because I ran dhclient to try
to get my stock kernel to get my network running. It is useful
information to know that at least the log is useful to resolve ethernet
connection problems? My Installation is an upgrade, so I guess the
problem is not unique to upgrades vs. fresh installations.
Jim
