--- a/logd/src/scheme.rs	2026-05-03 08:55:56.440274548 +0100
+++ b/logd/src/scheme.rs	2026-05-03 08:55:56.440461577 +0100
@@ -41,14 +42,25 @@
 
         let mut kernel_sys_log = std::fs::File::open("/scheme/sys/log").unwrap();
 
+        let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all("/var/log");
+        let persistent_log = OpenOptions::new()
+            .create(true)
+            .append(true)
+            .open("/var/log/system.log")
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| File::create("/tmp/logd-fallback.log")
+                .expect("logd: cannot open log file"));
+
         let (output_tx, output_rx) = mpsc::channel::<OutputCmd>();
 
         std::thread::spawn(move || {
             let mut files: Vec<File> = vec![];
             let mut logs = VecDeque::new();
+            let mut persistent = persistent_log;
             for cmd in output_rx {
                 match cmd {
                     OutputCmd::Log(line) => {
+                        let _ = persistent.write(&line);
+                        let _ = persistent.flush();
                         for file in &mut files {
                             let _ = file.write(&line);
                             let _ = file.flush();
@@ -80,7 +92,7 @@
             loop {
                 let n = kernel_sys_log.read(&mut buf["kernel: ".len()..]).unwrap();
                 if n == 0 {
-                    // FIXME currently possible as /scheme/log/kernel presents a snapshot of the log queue
+
                     break;
                 }
                 Self::write_logs(&output_tx2, &mut handle_buf, "kernel", &buf, None);