Re: Console output during boot

> On May 2, 2026, at 01:40, Miroslav Lachman <[email protected]> wrote:
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> On 02/05/2026 08:42, Doug Hardie wrote:
>> I have one server (Raspberry Pi 4) which during boot shows all the hardware configuration, but then stops until the Login prompt appears.  The other servers show the startup of each service and various other outputs.  There is a 10 minute gap on the one server and I would like to see where it is during that process for that time.  I have tried to find differences between the server configurations and haven't found the one that controls the startup output.  What controls that?  Thanks,
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> I’ve never had any experience with Raspberry Pi or similar hardware, but I recall encountering something similar in the past. Check the /boot/loader.conf file and settings like console (vidconsole, comconsole). Or perhaps the output is being taken over by the BIOS or firmware due to some redirection within the KVM remote management framework.
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> Or check rc_startmsgs="YES" in /etc/rc.conf and /etc/defaults/rc.conf

/boot/loader.conf has only:
boot_multicons="YES"
boot_serial="YES"

I seem to recall that before 15 that the startup output was visible.  

There is no KVM involved.  Everything is local

I do get the message "boot loader is too old"  I am not sure how to update that.

By setting rc_info in /etc/rc.conf and enabling /var/log/console.log, I do see the startup messages in the log file, but not on the console.

-- Doug