I've track it down and /usr/lib/user-setup/user-setup-apply screws up custom.conf in both casper and ubiquity phases.
Making a patch today. ** Also affects: user-setup (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: netbook-meta (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Invalid ** Changed in: user-setup (Ubuntu) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: user-setup (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Didier Roche (didrocks) -- Netbook Edition Lucid Alpha 2 - After first boot default GNOME desktop instead UNR Launcher https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/507121 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