Changes between Version 18 and Version 19 of consolelog

Timestamp:

04/03/2025 11:21:54 PM (20 hours ago)

Author:

Ryan Erbstoesser

Comment:

update specifications

consolelog

@@ -10 +10 @@
  2. The final command prompt once the board has completely finished booting.
  3. Any errors, etc. encountered thereafter.
+ 4. Use the command dmesg and include this output. 
 
 '''Note''' Please do not send jpg or png screenshots of the console. 
 
-'''Please copy and paste and send log as a .txt file.'''
+ * ''' Please copy and paste and send log as a .txt file, not a .log file or .screenlog'''
 
 == How to create a Console Log
@@ -21 +22 @@
 One simple way is to just copy and paste everything from the boot. 
 
-'''Please copy and paste into a .txt file.'''
+'''Please copy and paste into a .txt file. Not a .log file or .screenlog'''
 
 Another way to create a console log in Linux is to use "screen".  Screen has a logging command -L which can be used to create a log of the complete session.  The log will be stored in the folder the screen session was launched in.  By default it will be named "screenlog.x", "x" being the window number (probably 0). 
@@ -35 +36 @@
 Quit the screen session, then cat the screenlog.0 file.  
 
-'''Please send log as a .txt file.'''
+'''Please send log as a .txt file, not a .log file or .screenlog'''
 
 For more information see the "screen" man page.  
@@ -51 +52 @@
 }}}
  1. BSP/Operating system information, for example the OpenWrt Banner (very bottom). Ubuntu will have a similar feature.  If possible include "uname -a" output.   
- 1. Please conclude the log with a command prompt "root@OpenWrt:/#", or where the board stops producing output if you're experiencing a failure.   
+ 1. Please include in the log with a command prompt "root@OpenWrt:/#", or where the board stops producing output if you're experiencing a failure.   
+ 1. Please also include the output from the dmesg command in the log. 
 
 '''Example of full log:'''
@@ -633 +635 @@
  -----------------------------------------------------
 root@OpenWrt:/# 
-
+root@OpenWrt:/# dmesg
+.....
 }}}