In order to display the messages loaded into a kernel module, I can use the command
dmesg
Is there any alternatives for this command? How this function gets all these kernel messages?
asked Mar 16, 2013 at 17:10
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1The easiest way to find out is probably by looking at the source - you can get it from ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.22/… Look in sys-utils/dmesg.c. You'll notice it's checking /dev/kmsg and using the klogctl call (see linux.die.net/man/3/klogctl for an explanation of how kernel logging works)– IlluminAceMar 16, 2013 at 17:22
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All messages you can see with dmesg are by default written to var/log/syslog as well. So you can look through this log file with any tool you like.
I use less var/log/syslog for reading it later or tailf var/log/syslog for "just in time" purposes.
As zwets has just pointed out: /var/log/dmesgcontains the dmesg output collected during system boot.
As I know, there are two another ways. The first one is
cat /proc/kmsg
And the second is using
'Ctrl + Alt + Fn' to switch to virtual console.
Then every kernel message(include inserting kmod) will be printed on the screen.
