Zafer Aydogan wrote:

> Hello Newsgroup,
> 
> How can I get the DMESG Output from a new Notebook, which does not recognize
> any Network Cards without Installing NetBSD?
> 
> I regularly get new Notebooks, to set them up (Windows XP). 
> But I like to see the boot messages on them all.
> Though, normally I boot with the 1.6.2 installation CD and exit in the Main
> Menu. Then enter dmesg on the shell. If the network is recognized, i can
> transfer the output to another machine.
> But what should I do, if the Network is not recognized? 
> And I'd rather like to boot with a 2.0 Kernel, because much more new
> Hardware is detected. Where do I get a 2.0 Live CD ?
> Any Hint to get the message without installing NetBSD?
> 
> Regards, Zafer.
> 
> 

Perhaps a boot disk with serial bootblocks and use the serial port on 
another machine to capture the output?

I don't know if it would work or not, but that is where I would start looking.

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Brian