System Log Messages9-6 Express5800/ftServer: System Administrator’s Guide for the Linux Operating SystemC A U T I O NC A U T I O N! Boot monitoring is one of the fault-tolerant features of yourftServer system. You must reenable it for full faulttolerance.System Log MessagesSystem log messages contain information on the operation state of the system. The file/var/log/messages contains system log messages. You can find logs that arespecific to ftServer systems in the directory /var/opt/ft/log.See ‘‘OpState:State Definitions’’ on page 8-158 and ‘‘OpState:Reason Definitions’’ onpage 8-159 for explanations of some of the terminology you may see in thesemessages.Error and Log Messages Regarding Keyboard and MouseIn the system log or at system boot, you may see stderr messages such as thoseshown in Example 9-1. These and similar messages may occur multiple times. Theyare not a cause for concern if the system boots without undue delay, and when theoperating system presents you with the logon prompt, it is appropriately presented onyour display device and your input devices are supported to interact with the system.The messages are an unavoidable result of the order in which drivers need to beloaded during the Linux operating system distribution boot process.Example 9-1. Possible Keyboard and Mouse Error Messages at Boot TimeMar 15 07:15:00 ftlx rc.sysinit: Initializing USB keyboard: failedMar 15 07:15:00 ftlx modprobe: modprobe: Can’t locate module mousedevMar 15 07:15:00 ftlx rc.sysinit: Initializing USB mouse: failedMar 15 07:15:07 ftlx ifup: SIOCSIFADDR: No such deviceMar 15 07:15:51 ftlx kernel: Keyboard timed out[1]kernel: keyboard timed out[1]Mar 15 07:15:52 ftlx kernel: keyboard: Timeout - AT keyboard not present? (f4)
