** Description changed: Binary package hint: kexec-tools When I have kexec-tools installed, it seems to trigger a kexec whenever I shut down or reboot. This doesn't seem like sensible default behavior, and my reading of the init script seems to indicate that it's not intentional. It happens nonetheless, though. === SRU Justification [Jaunty] Impact: when kexec-tools is installed reboot is optimised using kexec, the user no longer drops to bios nor sees their bootloader menus. this should be an opt-in change as the user may install kexec to get crash dump functionality and is not expecting reboot to be altered. Fix Description: change the default to disable use of kexec for reboot - by default + by default for new installations, for upgrades from versions before this + fix switch it off. - Patch: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26022183/kexec-tools-default- - KEXEC_LOAD-false + Patch: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26123164/kexec-tools-jaunty- + default-off-and-turn-off-KEXEC_LOAD-on-upgrade Risks: the change of default may affect previous installs TEST CASE: install kexec-tools and reboot, the bios and bootloader are skipped before this fix, but should not be skipped after it. Please also make sure to test upgrades from a system that already had kexec-tools installed.
-- Always kexecs on shutdown/reboot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251242 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
