I have the same problem on precise, but I have to press CTRL+c to continue booting! vt-is-UTF8 calls is_in_UTF8_mode from testUTF8.c. In this function a fscanf tries to read from the tty and this read might block. I set the mode of the tty to NONBLOCK and this fixes the issue form me. This might result into problems detecting the encoding, but at least it does not freeze.
** Patch added: "Patch to unblock a tty-read" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console-tools/+bug/102436/+attachment/3526727/+files/520_unblock_vt-is-utf8.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/102436 Title: feisty: console setup hangs without splash To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console-tools/+bug/102436/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
