OK..after applying the diff to the upstart source and rebuilding the deb, I no longer get the kernel panic. But right at that point I now get:
init: mountall process killed by BUS signal ...and boot halts at that point. -- nih: nih_alloc() doesn't align returned pointer for picky platforms like sparc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/436758 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
