[Bug 243226] Re: Panic messages are not displayed when usplash is running

[Connor Imes]

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

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Hardy)
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

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Title:
  Panic messages are not displayed when usplash is running

Status in “initramfs-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “initramfs-tools” source package in Hardy:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  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

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