I can confirm this bug. It's causing problems with my dual boot setup (native Kubuntu or Kubuntu under coLinux on WinXP), as I was relying on passing a COLINUX variable to my colinux script so I can use the correct set of config files (fstab, network/interfaces, etc.).
** Changed in: upstart (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- Boot parameters not passed to init scripts https://launchpad.net/bugs/74664 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs