On 2024-02-17 01:32, -pj wrote:

Hi,

When shutdown or powercycling attempts are envoked, the a machine here is locking up with frozen message output displayed in TTY (I think this is the correct wording to use for this). What is the best way to show these messages since the photo taken of the trace output is larger than susepaste will allow? Would this possibly have something to do with providing Y2logs? Or maybe reviewing a journal file perhaps?

The best thing you can realistically do is the photo. Not much resolution is needed, but a tripod does wonders to readability. Logs on file are usually useless, because the filesystem is disabled at the time and can not capture anything. The best thing is capturing logs via a true RS232 hardware port, sending kernel messages in real time to another machine for recording. Not an usb to rs232 converter, but a real rs232 port in motherboard or plug in card, because this thing is very low level and can survive till the last second (usually, not always). Most modern day machines do not have this ancient piece of hardware. Maybe sending the log to a parallel port printer would do similarly. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.5 x86_64 at Telcontar)