On 11/15/2010 09:42 AM, stan wrote: > On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:25:08 -0600 > "Ryan O'Hara"<rohara@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Those messages on the console (with the timestamp) are from >> dmesg. These are visible on the console in F14 because rc.sysinit no >> longer sets the dmesg logging level, thus all messages from dmesg end >> up being written to the console. See dmesg(1) for more >> information. If you have an older Fedora machine handy you can look at >> rc.sysinit where you will find the following: >> >> Fix console loglevel >> if [ -# n "$LOGLEVEL" ]; then >> /bin/dmesg -n $LOGLEVEL >> fi >> >> This is missing from F14. >> >> I'm of the opinion that this should be fixed. Printing dmesg messages >> to the console by default is too much. >> >> I was able to get things back to normal by adding 'dmesg -n 3' to >> rc.sysinit. If there is a better way, please let me know. Also, if >> there is a compelling reason that this was removed from F14, I'd be >> interested to know what that reason is. > > Thank you for posting this. > > I used the above with an else in case $LOGLEVEL wasn't defined. I > assume that is the reason it was dropped, but if it still exists, I'll > use it. > > #Fix console loglevel > if [ -# n "$LOGLEVEL" ]; then > /bin/dmesg -n $LOGLEVEL > else > /bin/dmesg -n 3 > fi Uh, the F13 version actually reads: # Fix console loglevel if [ -n "$LOGLEVEL" ]; then /bin/dmesg -n $LOGLEVEL fi "if [ -# n "$LOGLEVEL" ]; then" is incorrect and will probably make the shell mark the line as an error. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, C2 Hosting ricks@xxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - "The Schizophrenic: An Unauthorized Autobiography" - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
