How can I enable boot log in Karmic?

[StuartN]

I still can't believe there is not way to save the boot log.

From http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=49925

You need to enable boot logging by opening a terminal and typing the following:

$ sudo gedit /etc/default/bootlogd

The text editor will open, and the following will be show:

# Run bootlogd at startup ?
BOOTLOGD_ENABLE=No

Change BOOTLOGD_ENABLE to yes

[Lukas666]

From http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=49925

I've tried that, no luck. This instruction is no longer valid for versions 9.04 and 9.10

[StuartN]

I've tried that, no luck. This instruction is no longer valid for versions 9.04 and 9.10

Well, it looks like boot logging was very comprehensively and deliberately sabotaged because it had a bug in it https://bugs.launchpad.net/upstart/+bug/98955 and caused more crashes than it solved. It is a two-year-old bug report which is still open and active.

The previous recommendation to remove quiet and splash seem very sensible, but you will still need quick responses.