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Login Prompt on Live CD Text Mode

Bug #434769 reported by Michael Fletcher
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
casper (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Colin Watson
gdm (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: upstart

When I boot the livecd with the 'text' option I get a text mode login prompt. In all previous releases this used to drop you into bash logged in as 'ubuntu'.

Tested on the Karmic September 24 daily iso.

I need some formed of logged in text mode to diagnose a problem with X on livecd startup. My screen shuts off shortly after X starts. I would like to raise a bug with the xorg logs but I cannot get at them when this login prompt in the way hence this bug.

See original description
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Scott James Remnant (Canonical) (canonical-scott) wrote :

I'm pretty sure that this "text" option never existed... if it got lost, it must be casper I guess *shrug*

affects: upstart (Ubuntu) → casper (Ubuntu)
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Michael Fletcher (mikefletcher) wrote :

I found out about 'text' mode at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/NonGraphicalBoot

It absolutely 100% existed in 9.04. I tested it using VirtualBox today.

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

No, it was in the gdm init script, and lost on conversion to Upstart.

affects: casper (Ubuntu) → gdm (Ubuntu)
tags: added: regression-potential
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

the current version upstart script has

" # Check kernel command-line for inhibitors
    for ARG in $(cat /proc/cmdline)
    do
        case "${ARG}" in
            text|-s|s|S|single)
                exit 0"

the change has been uploaded in gdm 2.27.90-0ubuntu7 which should fix the issue

Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Fix Released
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Michael Fletcher (mikefletcher) wrote :

I retried the Sept 24 daily iso and I still get a login prompt when I bootup with 'text' mode on the live cd.

I was expecting to be logged in as root. Sorry I don't think I was very clear when I wrote the original description. I will update it shortly.

Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Released → Confirmed
Michael Fletcher (mikefletcher)
description: updated
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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

That part isn't gdm's fault - casper needs to be updated for the new upstart.

Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Changed in casper (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Committed
importance: Undecided → Medium
assignee: nobody → Colin Watson (cjwatson)
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package casper - 1.195

---------------
casper (1.195) karmic; urgency=low

  [ Oliver Grawert ]
  * add support for serialtty= cmdline option for debugging purposes in live
    sessions

  [ Colin Watson ]
  * Upstart moved /etc/event.d/ to /etc/init/; adjust shell provision on VTs
    to match (LP: #434769).

 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:52:32 +0100

Changed in casper (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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