Re: [LUG] Boot Messages

[Ben Whorwood <ml-devcornlinuxgrp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

It's been a while since I tried but you should be able to pause boot up 
by pressing Pause on your keyboard (around Print Screen, Scroll Lock, 
etc) and then resume by pressing Enter. This should allow you to note 
down or photograph the error message.

You should be able to change a Fastboot (or similar) setting in the BIOS 
which will in effect make the boot up process slower and allow you more 
time to check for error messages. Another one to look for will be to 
disable logos or images which hide POST messages.

Another alternative would be to video when the computer is booting and 
then rewind and pause on the frame showing the error message (*low tech*).

Thanks,
Ben

On 11/05/16 12:59, barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On 11/05/16 12:53, D-Tronics UK wrote:
> > Not that I know of, I know on some boards (like my msi 970 gaming) you
> > can press f12 in bios to take screenshots but I'm guessing you want to
> > take a screenshot before your in bios, so I would say if you take a
> > picture with your phone when the prompt comes up that should do what you
> > need
>
> That is the problem, the message does not come up every time I log in, 
> just sometimes, and it stays on screen for a very short time. That 
> message must be stored in the computer somewhere.
>
> Neil


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