systemd systemd-bsod 8 systemd-bsod Displays boot-time emergency log message full-screen. systemd-bsod OPTIONS systemd-bsod is used to display a blue screen which contains a message relating to a boot failure, including a QR code which users can scan with their phones to get helpful information about the cause of their boot failure. The following options are understood: -c --continuous Used to make systemd-bsod wait continuously for changes in the journal's status if doesn't find any emergency messages on initial attempt. On success (displaying the journal message successfully), 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise. systemd1