systemd-bsod.service8
Display boot-time emergency log message in full screen
Usage
systemd-bsod.service
Overview
systemd-bsod.service is used to display a blue screen which contains a message relating to a boot failure, including a QR code which can be scanned to get helpful information about the failure.
Options
The following options are understood by systemd-bsod:
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-h, --help -
Print a short help text and exit.
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--version -
Print a short version string and exit.
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-c, --continuous -
When specified,
systemd-bsodwaits continuously for changes in the journal if it does not find any emergency messages on the initial attempt.Added in version 255.
--tty=
Specify the TTY to output to. By default, systemd-bsod will automatically find a free VT to display the message on. If this option is specified a TTY may be selected explicitly. Use --tty=/dev/tty to direct output to the terminal the command is invoked on.
Added in version 256.
Exit status
On success (displaying the journal message successfully), 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.
Releases
2 releases since Debian 13 (Trixie); the text changed 1 time.