[Bug 35140] Re: Hard Crash During pcmcia-cs Installation

[Xande]

I just posted a workaround for this bug to the DapperUpgrade wiki page.
Here's the same thing without any handholding, in hopes it helps with
the bug squashing.

 1. Reboot using a bootable rescue CD.
 2. Mount the partition containing /etc read-write.
 3. Move the files etc/init.d/pcmcia and etc/init.d/pcmciautils somewhere else (to keep them from executing on startup).
 4. Remove the CD and reboot.
 5. Before logging in select Options -> Sessions -> GNOME.  (The unfinished setup process rendered the default session unusable.)
 6. Open a terminal and run sudo dpkg --configure -a. The attempt to setup the package pcmcia-cs will fail because it can't find the moved file.
 7. (Optional) Move the pcmcia init scripts back. They will no longer hang the machine.
 8. Reboot. The machine should boot normally now.

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Hard Crash During pcmcia-cs Installation
https://launchpad.net/bugs/35140