#696534 bootlogd: System doesn't boot when serial console and bootlogd enabled

Package:
bootlogd
Source:
sysvinit
Description:
daemon to log boot messages
Submitter:
Rico Pietzsch
Date:
2025-02-12 09:39:02 UTC
Severity:
important
#696534#5
Date:
2012-12-22 13:47:49 UTC
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Dear Maintainer,
i've installed the package and at the next reboot the system stopped the
bootprocess with:

[ ok ] Setting parameters of disc: (none).
^[[24;2R

if i press strg+c on the serial console the bootprocess run's again ...
first following message is
... activating swap.

if i change the kernel cmdline to start withou serial console booting
runs without errors.
normally i use the following cmdline for the kernel:
(console=tty0 console=ttyS0,57600n8)
changed to (console=tty0) works, but i need the serial line.
If i remove/purge bootlogd booting runs without errors.

the archived Bug #522211 describes the same problem.

i think it's an critical bug.
#696534#10
Date:
2012-12-22 15:58:20 UTC
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What's the root cause of the problem here?  Why does the
boot block here?  What is strg-c (Control-C?)?

This is definitely a serious bug if bootlogd is installed
by default, but I think it's strictly optional.  Still,
it would be ideal if the bug is fixable.


Regards,
Roger
#696534#15
Date:
2012-12-22 15:58:20 UTC
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What's the root cause of the problem here?  Why does the
boot block here?  What is strg-c (Control-C?)?

This is definitely a serious bug if bootlogd is installed
by default, but I think it's strictly optional.  Still,
it would be ideal if the bug is fixable.


Regards,
Roger
#696534#20
Date:
2012-12-22 17:11:46 UTC
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Am 22.12.2012 16:58, schrieb Roger Leigh:

yes, (strg+c) is the german version of (control+c)

i've pasted an copy of the Output of the console from the serial line at
pastebin:
http://paste.debian.net/218305/
and attach the bootlog at this email:

i suppose it has something to to with an buffer ... but i've no
experience with this.
#696534#25
Date:
2014-02-13 22:15:12 UTC
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I managed to get my machine to boot again by adding "init=/bin/bash" as
kernel parameter, and then
mount -o remount,rw /
chmod -x /etc/init.d/bootlogd


What I don't understand is:

root@(none):/# /etc/rcS.d/S03mountdevsubfs.sh start
root@(none):/# /etc/rcS.d/S04bootlogd start
root@(none):/# /etc/rcS.d/S05keymap.sh start
▒
 ^[[24;2R

I could start bootlogd manually without problems. The bootprocess hang on
S05keymap.sh start

But removing bootlogd fixed it anyway.

Ingo
#696534#30
Date:
2014-07-08 06:32:55 UTC
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Hello,

I can confirm that the bug is still there.
We experienced it now and then.

Was not easy to find out it was bootlogd.

# update-rc.d bootlogd disable

made the system come back to normal.

After fixing another daemon that produce strange output,
re-enabling of bootlogd was possible and all worked again.

Best

Jan
#696534#33
Date:
2025-02-12 09:37:46 UTC
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I know this has been waiting for a long time...

This looks the same as #514253. Reassigning to console-common.

Mark
#696534#40
Date:
2025-02-12 09:37:46 UTC
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I know this has been waiting for a long time...

This looks the same as #514253. Reassigning to console-common.

Mark