[Bug 1198649] Re: Update to 1.8-0ubuntu1.2 in raring causes system hang at configure

[Steve Langasek]

Unfortunately, if the system is locking up completely, the logs
afterwards are not likely to be very useful (and these don't seem to
be).

To debug this, please try the following:

- run 'sudo telinit u' from the commandline, and let us know whether this triggers the failure.  (This is the most likely cause of the failure.)
- if it does:
  - please send us the output of 'initctl version'
  - switch out to a text console (Ctrl+Alt+F1), log in, and run 'sudo telinit u' again.  If there is any output on the screen, take a picture and attach it to this bug.

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Title:
  Update to 1.8-0ubuntu1.2 in raring causes system hang at configure

Status in Upstart:
  Invalid
Status in “upstart” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hi,

  the recent upgrade to upstart 1.9.1 seems to have introduced a bug
  that causes a hang during the package configuration phase. The package
  has been extracted by the system updater and once configuration starts
  the systems freezes completely (mouse pointer disappears, no remote
  login possible, system does not seem to respond in any way).

  Dpkg is now in a state where I am demanded to execute 'dpkg
  --configure -a', however since this freezes the system immediately
  again, I have no idea how or where to analyze the problem or how to
  proceed.

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