Panic messages are not displayed when usplash is running

[Agostino Russo]

Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

When usplash is running panic messages are not displayed, so users end up in busybox without any hint. Here is the relevant irc log about a discussion on the subject with TheMuso.

<TheMuso> Ok. Its nothing to do with the code at all, well not really. It has to do with the TTY usplash is running on, and the TTY that the error message gets displayed on. What happens is that usplash is on TTY8, and when it gets shut down, the active console is still TTY8.
<TheMuso> However, when text is echoed, its echoed to TTY1, however busybox still gets launched on tty8 because thats where usplash was.
<TheMuso> SO the reason why its seen without usplash is because the tty doesn't get changed.

This also affects bug #226622

[Connor Imes (ckimes)]

I agree that this can be a problem for people, esp. those not familiar with TTYs. I will Confirm this bug and add it to Wishlist. Thank you for taking the time to report this - hopefully it can make it in time for Intrepid.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package initramfs-tools - 0.92bubuntu8

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initramfs-tools (0.92bubuntu8) intrepid; urgency=low

  * scripts/functions: Change to tty1 in the panic function to make sure the
    user can read any error messages displayed. (LP: #243226)

 -- Luke Yelavich <email address hidden> Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:29:16 +1000

[Luke Yelavich (themuso)]

An SRU for hardy will be prepared tomorrow.

[Connor Imes (ckimes)]

Luke, was a SRU released for Hardy for this bug? Thanks.

[Connor Imes (ckimes)]

Hardy is EOL, unknown if this made it to a SRU.