Error message on startup [SOLVED]

catchpole · Last edited by catchpole on Thu Jan 15, 2015 6:48 am; edited 1 time in total

I get two error messages when I bootup which flash by on the screen before I have the chance to read them.
This has happened since emerging Abiword.

How can I catch these messages?
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CPU = Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.80GHz version: 15.4.9
Memory = 2GB

PeGa! · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 7:03 am Post subject:

Hi,

If you want to know the exact moment when that happens, your best move is to video record the screen with a camera or cell phone and play it later with slow speed. If you want to catch a specific error or look for errors during startup:

catchpole · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 2:34 pm Post subject:

Hi PeGa!,

Using your method I found the error messages.

Something like xdm not valid - install "x11-apps xdm"

I did emerge "x11-apps xdm" and the login screen appeared.
However when I logged in it would not go any further than the login screen.
This was the same wether I logged in as root or another user.

Luckyly I have dual boot and was able to chroot in from a Mint distro and unmerge "x11-apps xdm"

Thanks for your help.

Now I have to retrace my steps and find out what's gone wrong.
I don't like the login screen anyway!!
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With experience of Mint and trying to learn more by intalling Gentoo
Motherboard = MS-7211- MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
CPU = Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.80GHz version: 15.4.9
Memory = 2GB

PeGa! · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:42 pm Post subject:

Hi! glad you were able to found the culprit.

Now, regarding xdm and the inner works of it, I should recommend you to read http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Display_manager, because xdm today is a bit too simple, and there are many, many options to beautify your display manager. Somehow, most of them works through the xdm script in /etc/init.d, although they are called differently: kdm, gdm, slim, etc.

Read that, may be it will clarify some concepts for you.

Cheers!
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