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  • sudo journalctl -b 0 lists kernel startup messages that will let you watch it discover the hardware. By varying the -b parameter you can look at other boots (with/without monitor) to see differences. See sudo journalctl --list-boots. Commented Sep 16, 2024 at 18:13
  • @waltinator no systemd on it, only openrc. Commented Sep 16, 2024 at 21:24
  • The system logs are kept in /var/log. less and grep are of use. Each message starts with a timestamp, the host that issued the log entry, the process name, the PID in [] of the issuer and a colon (:). Everything after the colon is a message from the programmer, intended to help the user understand the program's behavior. Read man logger for ONE way of producing log messages. Commented Sep 17, 2024 at 0:27