Ted Miller wrote: >>>>The change can be made in /etc/syslog.conf >> >> >>>I was clueless where to start. >> >> >>On my system: >> >>Insert (or activate) in /etc/syslog.conf >> >>kern.* /dev/console >> >>and all kernel-messages appear on /dev/console >> >>(Ctl+Alt+F1 on my machine) > > > Mandrake uses: > local1.* -/var/log/explanations > *.* /dev/tty12 > > and IPCop uses: > *.* /dev/tty12 and SUSE uses /dev/tty10, while I've decided /dev/tty24 is good. btw Does anyone know how to get to /dev/tty25? & up? -- Cheers John -- spambait 1aaaaaaa at coco.merseine.nu Z1aaaaaaa at coco.merseine.nu Tourist pics http://portgeographe.environmentaldisasters.cds.merseine.nu/ Please do not reply off-list