Dendrobatus Azureus @Dendrobatus_Azureus@mastodon.bsd.cafe
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When was the last time that you ran

`dmesg|less` on your linux system?

You **NEVER** did?

You dont know what you are missing my POSIX dweller!

Look at the awsome input to your brains!!!

Of course you should first run

`man dmesg` since you should not trust a command which uses sudo from a stranger on the internet

man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/

<< dmesg - print or control the kernel ring buffer

Yes on debian based machines, for some odd reason you are not allowed to run dmesg anymore as a regular user, so I run

`sudo dmesg|less`

Now you know what dmesg does, run it and learn to the bit, what happens on your linux machine when you cycle through the POST sequence

Linux manual page for the "dmesg" command. The page is displayed on a dark background with light text. The title is "dmesg(1) - Linux manual page". Links to NAME, SYNOPSIS, DESCRIPTION, OPTIONS, COLORS, EXIT STATUS, AUTHORS, SEE ALSO, REPORTING BUGS, and AVAILABILITY are located below the title. A search bar is located underneath. The page includes the "NAME" section, which states that "dmesg" is used to "print or control the kernel ring buffer". The "SYNOPSIS" section lists different ways to use the command, including "dmesg [options]", "dmesg --clear", "dmesg --read-clear [options]", "dmesg --console-level level", "dmesg --console-on", and "dmesg --console-off". Finally, the "DESCRIPTION" section states that "dmesg is used to examine or control the kernel ring buffer."terminal window displaying kernel boot messages. The text starts with the line "[ 0.000000] Linux version 6.12.17-1-liquorix-amd64", indicating the kernel version. Subsequent lines provide details about the system's BIOS-provided physical RAM map, showing memory ranges marked as "usable" or "reserved" along with hexadecimal addresses. The output also mentions "ACPI NVS" and "ACPI data," suggesting information related to power management and system configuration. Finally, it notes "amd_pstate: driver is explicitly disabled," "NX (Execute Disable) protection: active," and "APIC: Static calls initialized."
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