From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx06.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.16]) by lists01.pubmisc.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id v5F5UnSE002464 for ; Thu, 15 Jun 2017 01:30:50 -0400 Received: by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) id A99F35C896; Thu, 15 Jun 2017 05:30:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx1.redhat.com (ext-mx02.extmail.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.110.26]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A1C025C8B5 for ; Thu, 15 Jun 2017 05:30:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pta-mxout1.csir.co.za (pta-mxout1.csir.co.za [146.64.81.172]) by mx1.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADB1C80C0A for ; Thu, 15 Jun 2017 05:30:39 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mx1.redhat.com ADB1C80C0A Authentication-Results: ext-mx02.extmail.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=csir.co.za Authentication-Results: ext-mx02.extmail.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=wvdwalt@csir.co.za DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 mx1.redhat.com ADB1C80C0A Received: from pta-mxout1.csir.co.za (146.64.10.8) by pta-mxout1.csir.co.za (0.0.0.0) GWAVA SMTP; Thu, 15 Jun 2017 07:30:43 +0200 X-Spam_ID: str=0001.0A160201.59421B82.0002:SCFSTAT37622878, ss=1, re=-4.000, recu=0.000, reip=0.000, cl=1, cld=1, fgs=0 X-GWAVADAT: 0o8lAQsRMn+/kH+621db49cfa055e265b15fbd0277aac9bf79a90e5708769c85d7552c2cf89075b81bvs7nl.1bvsdgn.24 Received: from willempc.meraka.csir.co.za (unknown [146.64.217.6]) by ls-mx5.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id D389F30000C for ; Thu, 15 Jun 2017 07:30:36 +0200 (SAST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (helo=localhost) by willempc.meraka.csir.co.za with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dLNMa-00012f-ND for blinux-list@redhat.com; Thu, 15 Jun 2017 07:30:36 +0200 Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 07:30:36 +0200 (SAST) X-X-Sender: wvdwalt@willempc.meraka.csir.co.za To: Linux for blind general discussion Subject: Re: boot up messages In-Reply-To: <20170614132237.5a0eeffe@bigbox.christie.dr> Message-ID: References: <20170614124248.5c23b4a7@bigbox.christie.dr> <20170614132237.5a0eeffe@bigbox.christie.dr> User-Agent: Alpine 2.20 (DEB 67 2015-01-07) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender passed SPF test, Sender IP whitelisted by DNSRBL, ACL 203 matched, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.26]); Thu, 15 Jun 2017 05:30:45 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: inspected by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.26]); Thu, 15 Jun 2017 05:30:45 +0000 (UTC) for IP:'146.64.81.172' DOMAIN:'pta-mxout1.csir.co.za' HELO:'pta-mxout1.csir.co.za' FROM:'wvdwalt@csir.co.za' RCPT:'' X-RedHat-Spam-Score: -1.911 (BAYES_50, DCC_REPUT_00_12, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED, SPF_PASS, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD) 146.64.81.172 pta-mxout1.csir.co.za 146.64.81.172 pta-mxout1.csir.co.za X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.78 on 10.5.110.26 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.16 X-loop: blinux-list@redhat.com From: Linux for blind general discussion X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: junk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 05:30:50 -0000 Willem here. You could try the boot.log in /var/log. What is actually not working? Regards, Willem On Wed, 14 Jun 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Tim replying. Startup messages should be emitted using specific > kernel-log facilities. The absence of such messages from your > `dmesg` output suggests one of a couple possible situations: > > - the drivers are emitting the text via a facility that doesn't log > things in the kernel's logs. Maybe using the standard printf() > functions instead of the kernel-log-specific printk() function > > - the "ok, done" messages could be the doubletalk emitting responses > to changes in settings sent by the driver. That is, the driver does > something like send a "hey, set the volume to 80%" and the > doubletalk replies speaking "ok, done" without the messages ever > appearing in the kernel or driver software > > There might be other situations, but those are the first ones that > occur to me. I'm not sure how I'd diagnose them though. Perhaps the > doubletalk driver has the ability to increase logging levels and send > them to a specified file? > > -tim > > > On June 14, 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> Mark peveto here, >> Hey Tim, >> Is there another set of boot up messages I could be missing? These >> don't quite souhnd lime what doubletalk is reading when it comes >> up. What reads is followed by a lot of "ok, done" type stuff, and >> I don't see that here. >> >> >> Mark Peveto >> Registered Linux user number 600552 >> Everything happens after coffee! >> >> On Wed, 14 Jun 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> >>> Tim here. You should be able to use the `dmesg` utility to dump >>> the startup messages, piping through `less` or dumping them into a >>> text-file for your perusal in your favorite text-editor: >>> >>> $ dmesg | less >>> >>> or >>> >>> $ dmesg > startup_messages.txt >>> >>> -tim >>> >>> >>> On June 14, 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>>> Mark Peveto here. >>>> Where in debian do I find a record of the boot messages? It >>>> seems when I have my doubletalk connected, it fails to load >>>> some sort of module right away, but doubletalk is talking too >>>> fast for me to make it out. 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