diff --git a/msm8996.mk b/msm8996.mk
index c5ab060..35dd2e5 100755
--- a/msm8996.mk
+++ b/msm8996.mk
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
 PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
     $(LOCAL_PATH)/configs/public.libraries.txt:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/public.libraries.txt
 
+# loggy
+PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
+    loggy.sh
+
 # ANT+
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
     AntHalService \
diff --git a/rootdir/Android.mk b/rootdir/Android.mk
index 8791b00..9cace3f 100644
--- a/rootdir/Android.mk
+++ b/rootdir/Android.mk
@@ -132,3 +132,12 @@ LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := ETC
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES    := etc/wifi_sec.rc
 LOCAL_MODULE_PATH  := $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_ETC)/init
 include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
+
+# testing for logs
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+LOCAL_MODULE       := loggy.sh
+LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS  := optional
+LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := ETC
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES    := bin/loggy.sh
+LOCAL_MODULE_PATH  := $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_EXECUTABLES)
+include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
diff --git a/rootdir/bin/loggy.sh b/rootdir/bin/loggy.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..487bbac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rootdir/bin/loggy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
+# loggy.sh.
+
+_date=`date +%F_%H-%M-%S`
+logcat -b all -v time -f  /cache/logcat_${_date}.txt &
+dmesg -w > /cache/kmsg_${_date}.txt
diff --git a/rootdir/etc/init.target.rc b/rootdir/etc/init.target.rc
index 6a1e222..fc1a9b5 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/init.target.rc
+++ b/rootdir/etc/init.target.rc
@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ on boot
     write /sys/module/g_android/parameters/mtp_rx_req_len 131072
     write /sys/class/android_usb/android0/f_rndis_qc/rndis_transports BAM2BAM_IPA
 
+service loggy /vendor/bin/loggy.sh
+    class core
+    user root
+    oneshot
+
 #start camera server as daemon
 service qcamerasvr /vendor/bin/mm-qcamera-daemon
     class late_start