Ubuntu 9.10 Beta reinstall ends with infinite loop

[Doug Ramerth]

Binary package hint: ubiquity

Reinstall of Ubuntu 9.10 Beta with ext3 format on a logical disk did not end gracefully. When cd carriage opened, an infinite loop commenced with the following 2 lines,

gdm main process (nnnn) terminated with status 1
gdm main process ended, respawning

This bug may be similar to 441638

[Evan (ev)]

Does this occur with the absolute latest daily-live CD (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com)? If so, please boot with the upstart debug option. Select your language at the CD boot menu, then press F6 followed by escape to bring up the kernel command line. Enter --debug just before the -- mark, so the line looks something like "...quiet splash --debug --", then press enter to boot. Take a picture of, or record on paper, the messages that appear at the end of shutdown.

Thanks!

[Doug Ramerth (doug-ramerth)]

Evan,

I downloaded 9.10 Beta on October 13. I'll download another build this evening and try it.
I'm a Linux newbie, so I want a little more information.

(1) I'm assuming an infinite loop will not occur because debug mode is enabled.
(2) Shall I expect to use the pause key if messages fill the screen? Will the application respond to a pause keystroke in the post-install phase?
(3) Will I be able to use (shift)-Print Screen?

Doug

--- On Mon, 10/19/09, Evan Dandrea <email address hidden> wrote:

From: Evan Dandrea <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 455157] Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Beta reinstall ends with infinite loop
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 1:51 AM

Does this occur with the absolute latest daily-live CD
(http://cdimage.ubuntu.com)?  If so, please boot with the upstart debug
option.  Select your language at the CD boot menu, then press F6
followed by escape to bring up the kernel command line.  Enter --debug
just before the -- mark, so the line looks something like "...quiet
splash --debug --", then press enter to boot.  Take a picture of, or
record on paper, the messages that appear at the end of shutdown.

Thanks!

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Bug description:
Binary package hint: ubiquity

Reinstall of Ubuntu 9.10 Beta with ext3 format on a logical disk did not end gracefully. When cd carriage opened, an infinite loop commenced with the following 2 lines,

gdm main process (nnnn) terminated with status 1
gdm main process ended, respawning

This bug may be similar to 441638

[Doug Ramerth (doug-ramerth)]

Evan,

I downloaded and successfully installed /daily-live/current today (10-19). Install ended gracefully. No infinite looping.

Doug

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

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