Skip to content

Comment on First 5 Minutes Troubleshooting A Serverparent

Comments

Recording: 'script' from util-linux, with a custom patch or two to make it less broken. http://rachelbythebay.com/w/2013/03/02/bugfix/

Playback: a fork of term.js derived from the jslinux terminal with some minor adjustments, plus a wrapper of my own which plays back the data with timing intact. http://rachelbythebay.com/w/2013/03/04/jvt/

I've been using them to demonstrate how I go about writing certain bits of code, with the goal of eventually showing the creation of something larger.

Script with saved timestamps is a godsend.

Particularly useful when you're accessing via a serial console, as you'll get full boot from BIOS. You can both log and troubleshoot based on output.

Playback utilities can take a multiplier to speed (or slow) playback from realtime.

AboutSource Built by g1lg1l

Hackerly is an independent reader for Hacker News, built on the public HN API. Not affiliated with Y Combinator.