Hi Brian, > Package: sysvinit > Version: 2.88dsf-22 > Severity: important > > Dear Maintainer, > > My desktop is no longer usable unless I boot from a live cd. After grub, boot > proceeds for a bit, stalls, and then spits out quite a bit of text. I'm > assuming > this is some sort of serious kernel panic since not even magic-sysrq function. > The last page of output is composed of 8 columns filled with numbers followed > by > a column of process names. The process names on the last page alternate > between > 'modprobe' and 'sh'. > > I'm unsure which package is truly responsible for this bug since it happens so > fast during boot time. Though this is a problem that was introduced relatively > recently; first noticed this morning. I don't believe the kernel itself is > reponsible either since the bug is present in both 3.2 and 3.1 (only two > kernels > on my system ATM) > > Sorry for the lack of information I provided. Let me know if there's anything > further I can do to resolve this.
If it is a kernel panic, then the bug probably has very little to do with the sysvinit package at all and should probably be reassigned to linux-image-<flavour> for the best chance of meaningful support. I've always found it difficult to capture kernel panic information, and have usually taken a photograph of the monitor as best I can at that point. It may help if it is clear enough to read the text, it may give someone with a bit of experience a clue as to what is playing up. Thanks, Kel. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org