[Bug 941210] [NEW] Ubuntu fails to boot on a 'cold' start

[timesarehard4dreamers]

Public bug reported:

if i pause the boot, while it's in the bios, before it gets to the linux
boot, for about 2 mins, Ubuntu boots fine, and if i reboot at some point
that will be fine too. It's only from an absolute cold boot ubuntu will
fail to boot. I've tried a Mint liveDVD and that boots fine from a cold
boot. This problem started while I was running 10.0.4 64bit, then I got
the same problem after fresh install (keeping /home) of the current
11.10 64bit.

Photos of the boot errors


 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hWgLcPVaSao/T0lfT9BryZI/AAAAAAAAEhE/_r8Sed4FxHo/s607/IMG_20120225_203649.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MDzshMRU4UM/T0lfY6tMfFI/AAAAAAAAEhM/QkukglQiclE/s796/IMG_20120225_203619.jpg

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: upstart 1.3-0ubuntu11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic 3.0.17
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Feb 26 01:23:15 2012
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: upstart
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: upstart (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric

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Title:
  Ubuntu fails to boot on a 'cold' start

Status in “upstart” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  if i pause the boot, while it's in the bios, before it gets to the
  linux boot, for about 2 mins, Ubuntu boots fine, and if i reboot at
  some point that will be fine too. It's only from an absolute cold boot
  ubuntu will fail to boot. I've tried a Mint liveDVD and that boots
  fine from a cold boot. This problem started while I was running 10.0.4
  64bit, then I got the same problem after fresh install (keeping /home)
  of the current 11.10 64bit.

  Photos of the boot errors

  
   https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hWgLcPVaSao/T0lfT9BryZI/AAAAAAAAEhE/_r8Sed4FxHo/s607/IMG_20120225_203649.jpg

  https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MDzshMRU4UM/T0lfY6tMfFI/AAAAAAAAEhM/QkukglQiclE/s796/IMG_20120225_203619.jpg

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: upstart 1.3-0ubuntu11
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic 3.0.17
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Feb 26 01:23:15 2012
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: upstart
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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