Bug#778849: Support restoring initrd on shutdown and pivoting into it

On Fri 07 Apr 2017 12:02:46 +0200, intrigeri wrote: > /lib/systemd/system/initramfs-shutdown.service: > ⋯ > /usr/share/initramfs-tools/initramfs-restore: > ⋯ > /usr/bin/unmkinitramfs /initrd.img "$WORKDIR" > ⋯ > /lib/systemd/system-shutdown/initramfs-tools: > ⋯ >

Bug#872623: kbd: setmetamode fails with StackSmashing detected

As a follow-up to my initial post ... Obviously, changing the return statement in setmetamode.c is only a "band-aid" that restores operation, but does nothing to correct the underlying problem. Upon closer examination, it appears that the KDGKBMETA IOCTL that is called by setmetamode.c, is

Bug#872623: kbd: setmetamode fails with StackSmashing detected

Package: kbd Version: 2.0.3-2+b1 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, Standard Stretch release. Running "setmetamode esc" (or setmetamode meta) results in a report that StackSmashing was detected and subsequent stack traceback messages. Although by no means an expert, I -believe- that the problem

Bug#848671: xpdf: Many errors "Config Error: Unknown config file command..."

I can confirm that this problem is still present in Stretch 9.0. Starting from a Debian LiveCD image (9.0.1 Debian Mate), and using "apt-get install xpdf" to install xpdf, and then entering "xpdf " yields a long list of Config Errors on the xterm console ... of the form: Config Error: Unknown

Bug#592834: Grub messages during upgrade

On Thu, 09 Mar 2017 19:57:36 +0800 Steve M wrote: > Last couple of upgrades have seen similar results to the below: > > Generating grub configuration file ... > File descriptor 3 (pipe:[53933]) leaked on vgs invocation. Parent PID 9473: > /usr/sbin/grub-probe > File

Bug#847802: can't open /sys/block/*/removable: 9990-misc-helpers.sh

Package: live-boot Version: 4.0.2-1 On some computer systems, when booting from the "debian GNU/Linux 8.1 Live "Jessie" amd64 Standard" CDROM, the 9990-misc-helpers.sh script is dispatched before the /sys/block directory is populated, resulting in a multiple copies of the disturbing message: