Public bug reported: Binary package hint: usplash
On a specific type of computer, while booting, a routine check of the root filesystem started and almost immediately the screen turned black and entered a power-saving mode. If left alone for some more time (1 minute or so), the computer stops responding: pressing NumLk or CapsLk won't toggle the LEDs, Alt-SysRq comands do nothing, and even pressing the soft-off button does nothing. This is critical because the next boot (after switching off then on) will force a fsck again with the same result. While the screen is blank, if I switch to text console (e.g. with Alt-F8) soon enough, I can see the fsck and the boot process completing normally. Removing the splash boot option also allows a clean boot. This is a valid workaround. On a normal boot, whithout filesystem checks, usplash runs normally. The problem is repeatable: just 'touch /forcefsck' and reboot. I tested in 2 or 3 identical computers with the same results. This seems to be hardware related since the exact same instalation in different computers never showed this behavior. Hardware summary: ASUS P4R8L motherboard Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz Radeon 9100 IGP Dual boot configuration (Windows XP, Linux Ubuntu 9.04). The root partition being checked is a typical ext3 (/dev/sda5, fstab below). This may be related to other bugs such as: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/reiserfsprogs/+bug/32398 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usplash/+bug/67453 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usplash/+bug/49965 but none of these reported the system locking symptom. João Rodrigues ** Affects: usplash (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Usplash turns off screen and locks the system while checking filesytem https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/538697 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
