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

[Brian Murray]

** Tags removed: rls-q-incoming
** Tags added: rls-q-notfixing

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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:
  Invalid
Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  New

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
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDmesg:
   
  DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  MachineType: Acer Aspire one
  Package: plymouth 0.8.4-0ubuntu3
  PackageArchitecture: i386
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz root=UUID=18E034E2E034C7B0 loop=/hostname/disks/root.disk preseed/file=/hostname/install/preseed.cfg wubi-diskimage ro quiet splash
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz root=UUID=18E034E2E034C7B0 loop=/hostname/disks/root.disk preseed/file=/hostname/install/preseed.cfg wubi-diskimage ro quiet splash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Tags:  quantal running-unity
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  dmi.bios.date: 07/09/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
  dmi.bios.version: V1.08
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Aspire one
  dmi.board.vendor: Acer
  dmi.board.version: V1.08
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
  dmi.chassis.version: V1.08
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.08:bd07/09/2009:svnAcer:pnAspireone:pvrV1.08:rvnAcer:rnAspireone:rvrV1.08:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.08:
  dmi.product.name: Aspire one
  dmi.product.version: V1.08
  dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

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