Tim wrote: : I decided to try it now, changing the first line to be like the : following example stopped it clearing, but I can't scroll back if I let : it boot up graphically and it switches screens over. If I boot up in : run level three it'll stay on that screen, and I can scroll back. : : 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1 --noclear : : I did that just to the first mingetty line, that's the console that : shows the boot messages. Tim, I apologise for wasting your time. See the message (with SOLVED in the title) I just sent to the list. Dean