Message-Id: <199704051622.SAA16663@magigimmix.xs4all.nl>
From: "yeep" <yeep AT xs4all DOT nl>
To: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
Cc: "OpenDOS" <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: wish list 2.0
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 04:08:44 +0200
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> > result
> > > > captures, by comparing the precommand start and the following, we
could
> > > > easily determine why the machine is taking five minutes to boot!
> > > 
> > > Yeah, it would take 5 minutes because of the time needed to write
> > > to the logfile.  :o)
> > 
> > Well that's what cashe is for, isn't it?
> > Let the bootfile be written in the cache and later to DISK, but only
use
> > this option if you are sure your computer will complete it's boot
process,
> > otherwise you'd lose your log file ;-))
> 
> I was just poking a joke in there.  I like the idea though.  It
> is the same way as syslog works.  For example:

Poking, well....i was just outporting a joke!!
(Hope you know your BASIC and C :-) ).
 
> ---------------------------
> Apr  3 23:55:37 capslock kernel: Console: 8 point font, 400 scans
> Apr  3 23:55:37 capslock kernel: Console: colour VGA+ 80x50, 1
> virtual console (max 63)
> Apr  3 23:55:37 capslock kernel: Calibrating delay loop.. ok -
> 33.18 BogoMIPS
> Apr  3 23:55:37 capslock kernel: Memory: 6804k/8192k available
> (616k kernel code, 384k reserved, 388k data)
> Apr  3 23:55:37 capslock kernel: This processor honours the WP
> bit even when in
> supervisor mode. Good.
> Apr  3 23:55:37 capslock kernel: Swansea University Computer
> Society TCP/IP for
> NET3.034
> Apr  3 23:55:37 capslock kernel: IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP
> Apr  3 23:55:37 capslock kernel: Checking 386/387 coupling... Ok,
> fpu using exception 16 error reporting.
> Apr  3 23:55:37 capslock kernel: Checking 'hlt' instruction...
> Ok.
> Apr  3 23:55:37 capslock kernel: Linux version 2.0.29
> (root AT capslock) (gcc version 2.7.2) #1 Fri Mar 14 07:11:59 EST
> 1997
> Apr  3 23:55:37 capslock kernel: Sound initialization started
> Apr  3 23:55:37 capslock kernel: <Sound Blaster 16 (4.5)> at
> 0x220 irq 5 dma 1,5Apr  3 23:55:37 capslock kernel: <Sound
> Blaster 16> at 0x330 irq 5 dma 0
> Apr  3 23:55:37 capslock kernel: <Yamaha OPL3 FM> at 0x388
> Apr  3 23:55:37 capslock kernel: Sound initialization complete
> Apr  3 23:55:37 capslock kernel: hda: Maxtor 7540 AV, 515MB
> w/32kB Cache, LBA, CHS=523/32/63
> Apr  3 23:55:37 capslock kernel: hdb: Maxtor 7850 AR, 814MB
> w/64kB Cache, LBA, CHS=827/32/63
> Apr  3 23:55:38 capslock kernel: hdc: TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-5302TA,
> ATAPI CDROM drive
> Apr  3 23:55:38 capslock kernel: ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq
> 14
> Apr  3 23:55:38 capslock kernel: ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq
> 15
> ---------------------------------------
> 
> The above information is VERY useful when trying to diagnose
> problems.  I think that the logs should be "appending" by default
> though - as is syslog.  My logs are getting big, but I don't
> care.  It's easy to archive/delete/whatever them.

You sure use the capslock often don't ya?
Do you like the flashy light? ;-))

	Yeep