[Bug 1067134] [NEW] when booting fresh install on i386 system, screen output shows evidence of buffer overwrites

[Kate Stewart]

Public bug reported:

To reproduce:
   On Aspire intel Atom system, with Windows XP:
   - download signed WUBI,  invoke in windows environment
   - install 12.10 release candidate image
   - reboot 
   - select boot in Ubuntu
   - see: image for screen progress - looks like something is overwriting some buffers it shouldn't.
   - system did eventually boot 

lsb_release -rd
Description:  Ubuntu 12.10
Release          12.10

apt-cache policy grub2
grub:
   Installed: (none)
   Candidate: 2.00-7ubuntu11
   Version table:
       2.00-7ubuntu11 0
           500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/universe i386 packages

** Affects: wubi
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: plymouth (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
         Status: Incomplete


** Tags: rls-q-incoming

** Attachment added: "Image of the cruft on the screen, while booting for the first time"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1067134/+attachment/3399574/+files/2012-10-15_19-33-13_86.jpg

** Summary changed:

- when booting fresh install on i386 system, screen output is concerning
+ when booting fresh install on i386 system, screen output shows evidence of buffer overwrites

** Also affects: wubi
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  when booting fresh install on i386 system, screen output shows
  evidence of buffer overwrites

Status in Wubi, Windows Ubuntu Installer:
  New
Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  To reproduce:
     On Aspire intel Atom system, with Windows XP:
     - download signed WUBI,  invoke in windows environment
     - install 12.10 release candidate image
     - reboot 
     - select boot in Ubuntu
     - see: image for screen progress - looks like something is overwriting some buffers it shouldn't.
     - system did eventually boot 

  lsb_release -rd
  Description:  Ubuntu 12.10
  Release          12.10

  apt-cache policy grub2
  grub:
     Installed: (none)
     Candidate: 2.00-7ubuntu11
     Version table:
         2.00-7ubuntu11 0
             500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/universe i386 packages

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