[Bug 893302] [NEW] friendly-recovery depends on /usr/bin/whiptail, and will fail if /usr on a different filesystem

[C de-Avillez]

Public bug reported:

I was trying to zero in a problem on Precise, Linux 3.2, and -- perhaps
-- encrypted LVM. So I booted, under the 3.2 kernel, into recovery --
and was greeted by a message stating

"Couldn't find whiptail, starting root shell instead of recovery menu."

Indeed, at this point in time my /usr has not, yet, been mounted.

End result: friendly-recovery is not available is /usr is a different
filesystem.

** Affects: friendly-recovery (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: iso-testing manual precise

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Title:
  friendly-recovery depends on /usr/bin/whiptail, and will fail if /usr
  on a different filesystem

Status in “friendly-recovery” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I was trying to zero in a problem on Precise, Linux 3.2, and --
  perhaps -- encrypted LVM. So I booted, under the 3.2 kernel, into
  recovery -- and was greeted by a message stating

  "Couldn't find whiptail, starting root shell instead of recovery
  menu."

  Indeed, at this point in time my /usr has not, yet, been mounted.

  End result: friendly-recovery is not available is /usr is a different
  filesystem.

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