Attaching a tar.gz archive that can be extracted to /etc/init/ which replaces the faulty alsa-utils upstart conf files:
$ tar -tf lp1269731-upstart-alsa-utls.tar.gz etc/ etc/init/ etc/init/alsa-state.conf etc/init/alsa-restore.conf etc/init/alsa-store.conf To install, download the attachment and then do: sudo tar -xzf lp1269731-upstart-alsa-utls.tar.gz -C / ** Attachment added: "archive containing three corrected alsa-utils upstart conf files for emergency fixing" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-utils/+bug/1269731/+attachment/3950469/+files/lp1269731-upstart-alsa-utls.tar.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 Title: init crashed with SIGSEGV To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-utils/+bug/1269731/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs