casper corrupts virtual consoles creation events (/etc/event.d/tty1 - tty6)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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casper (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Colin Watson | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: casper
Current (2007-03-16) Feisty LiveCD doesn't start virtual consoles (tty1 - tty6). This is because casper from initrd corrupts virtual consoles creation events (/etc/event.d/tty1 - tty6) - look at upstart job list:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo initctl list
control-alt-delete (stop) waiting
logd (stop) waiting
rc-default (stop) waiting
rc0 (stop) waiting
rc1 (stop) waiting
rc2 (stop) waiting
rc3 (stop) waiting
rc4 (stop) waiting
rc5 (stop) waiting
rc6 (stop) waiting
rcS (stop) waiting
rcS-sulogin (start) running, process 6611
sulogin (stop) waiting
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$
If I remove "quiet splash" from LiveCD boot options then I see this error:
init:/etc/
init:/etc/
(same error for all tty1-tty6)
After installation this problem disappears and virtual consoles starts fine.
On #ubuntu-devel Colin Watson told me:
22:34:29 <cjwatson> it munges /etc/event.d/*, and perhaps it uses syntax that's now broken
22:34:54 <cjwatson> please let me know the bug number once you file it (or find an existing one) and I'll ensure it's milestoned for beta
Btw, who needs 6 virtual consoles on Desktop LiveCD ? I think 2 virtual consoles is more than majority of users need, against which package should I report a bug ? I think against usplash, I'm right ?
casper (1.83) feisty; urgency=low
* Fix usplash version in Conflicts. casper- bottom/ 25configure_ init: Support for "respawn COMMAND"
* Add XS-Vcs-Bzr field to debian/control.
* scripts/
has been dropped from upstart jobs; cope with /etc/event.d/tty* using
"respawn" plus "exec COMMAND" now instead (LP: #92928).
-- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:44:22 +0000