On Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 08:06:52PM -0000, John Edwards wrote: > For Mike Bianchi - what kernel was your 64-bit machine running? To find > out run 'uname -a' and post the output.
I don't have access to that machine now, but this from a syslog kept while debugging. You can see the "Linux version" and later the "init=/sbin/init --verbose" May 25 nn:nn:nn autoaud-broad1 kernel: imklog 4.2.0, log source = /proc/kmsg started. May 25 nn:nn:nn autoaud-broad1 rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="4.2.0" x-pid="989" x-info="http://www.rsyslog.com"] (re)start May 25 nn:nn:nn autoaud-broad1 rsyslogd: rsyslogd's groupid changed to 103 May 25 nn:nn:nn autoaud-broad1 rsyslogd: rsyslogd's userid changed to 101 May 25 nn:nn:nn autoaud-broad1 rsyslogd-2039: Could no open output file '/dev/xconsole' [try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2039 ] May 25 nn:nn:nn autoaud-broad1 kernel: [ nn.nnnnnn] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuset May 25 nn:nn:nn autoaud-broad1 kernel: [ nn.nnnnnn] Initializing cgroup subsys cpu May 25 nn:nn:nn autoaud-broad1 kernel: [ nn.nnnnnn] Linux version 2.6.32-22-generic (bui...@yellow) (gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) ) #33-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 28 nn:nn:nn UTC 2010 (Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2) May 25 nn:nn:nn autoaud-broad1 kernel: [ nn.nnnnnn] Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=c2e45336-da96-4d8e-bd38-3caa7bded803 ro init=/sbin/init --verbose May 25 nn:nn:nn autoaud-broad1 kernel: [ nn.nnnnnn] KERNEL supported cpus: May 25 nn:nn:nn autoaud-broad1 kernel: [ nn.nnnnnn] Intel GenuineIntel May 25 nn:nn:nn autoaud-broad1 kernel: [ nn.nnnnnn] AMD AuthenticAMD May 25 nn:nn:nn autoaud-broad1 kernel: [ nn.nnnnnn] Centaur Since we are looking at old syslogs, notice the "Failed to spawn rc-sysinit" line of this snippet ... May 26 09:37:42 autoaud-broad1 kernel: [ 0.901072] input: Power Button as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input1 May 26 09:37:42 autoaud-broad1 kernel: [ 0.901105] ACPI: Power Button [PWRF] May 26 09:37:42 autoaud-broad1 init: Failed to spawn rc-sysinit main process: unable to open console: Input/output error May 26 09:37:42 autoaud-broad1 init: rc-sysinit goal changed from start to stop May 26 09:37:42 autoaud-broad1 init: rc-sysinit state changed from spawned to stopping May 26 09:37:42 autoaud-broad1 init: Handling stopping event May 26 09:37:42 autoaud-broad1 init: rc-sysinit state changed from stopping to killed May 26 09:37:42 autoaud-broad1 init: rc-sysinit state changed from killed to post-stop May 26 09:37:42 autoaud-broad1 init: rc-sysinit state changed from post-stop to waiting May 26 09:37:42 autoaud-broad1 init: Handling stopped event May 26 09:37:42 autoaud-broad1 init: Handling net-device-up/failed event May 26 09:37:42 autoaud-broad1 init: Handling started/failed event This is one of the things that leads me to believe that we are dealing with an upstart bug. Failure to open the console does not sound to me like a good reason to kill a /etc/init/*.conf script . -- CUPS and other system services not starting at boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554172 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs