[NTLUG:Discuss] Is there a way to duplicate startup console output to a file?

[Chris Cox]

Leroy Tennison wrote:
> What I'm trying to do is capture all the [  OK  ] type messages during 
> startup.  Looking at the scripts, this would require a lot of 
> modifications which is leading me to look for an easier way like 
> duplicating console output to screen and a file.
> 

If you have the kernel sources (and Documentation) on your host,
look at Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt

Search for console

Also look at Documentation/serial-console.txt

You can have multiple console lines on your kernel boot
line... last one gets /dev/console.


Might also want to look at:
man blogd