[arch-general] Where can I find the "boot" log to find out what failed on boot?

[Roman Kyrylych]

On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 19:07, David Rosenstrauch<darose at darose.net> wrote:
> Xavier wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 5:56 PM, David Rosenstrauch<darose at darose.net>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> David C. Rankin wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Weeks ago, I learned that kdm doesn't belong in the DAEMONS LINE and
>>>> moved it to inittab.
>>>
>>> ?  That's always worked fine for me.  (At least with both kdm3 and slim.)
>>>
>>> Can you elaborate?  What's the issue?
>>>
>>> DR
>>>
>>
>> archwiki is your friend :
>>
>> http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Adding_a_login_manager_%28KDM,_GDM,_or_XDM%29_to_automatically_boot_on_startup#Configure_loading_the_Display_Manager
>
> "The inittab method is recommended for various reasons, one being that it
> will allow you to boot directly into framebuffer mode from GRUB. This is an
> advantage should the graphics driver crash in X, for example, you would not
> be forced to fix your system from a live cd or through other needlessly
> complex means.
>
> With the inittab method all you would have to do is to press 'e' for edit at
> the GRUB prompt and just add:
>
> 3
>
> to the end of the 'kernel' line to boot directly into framebuffer mode in
> order to fix your system/X (This is also described more thoroughly &
> descriptive below.)"
>
>
>
> Hmmm ... still not sure I get what the problem is.  Any time I've ever run
> into a situation where either X or the DM crashes, it leaves me at a console
> login prompt.  So I can just login to the console and fix things from there
> - no live CD needed.
>
> Incorrect/misleading Wiki page, methinks ...

Yep, the wiki gives wrong reasoning.

The only advantage of inittab over DAEMONS may be
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Start_X_at_boot#Starting_X_as_preferred_user_without_logging_in
but some login managers allow automatic login as well (at least GDM does).

-- 
Roman Kyrylych (Роман Кирилич)