My understanding of the problem is that /dev/console exists but isn't writable. Also, it appears it becomes writable after a little while.
Would waiting for /dev/console to become writable be a possible workaround? For example by adding something like this to the relevant /etc/init/* scripts: pre-start script while ! /bin/dd if=/dev/null of=/dev/console 2>/dev/null do sleep 1 done end script If that works it may even be possible to restore the 'console output' lines (though this depends on whether they take effect after pre-start is executed). Note that this will hang if /dev/console does not become writable!! Another way to accomplish the above would be to create a /etc/init/console-ready job with the above pre-start section. Jobs that require /dev/console to be writable could then be made dependent on console-ready. I'd try the above myself but I've moved to Debian after too many issues with Ubuntu 10.04. Sad as generally I really like Ubuntu. Wout On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 22:26, Mike Bianchi <554...@bugs.launchpad.net>wrote: > On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 08:04:03PM -0000, phireph0x wrote: > > The workaround described in > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9480172&postcount=20 doesn't work > > for me. I still have services that don't start on system reboot. > > See > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/543506/comments/99 > and > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/543506/comments/81 > > Did you follow those instructions? > > -- > CUPS and other system services not starting at boot > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554172 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of a duplicate bug. > > Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: cups > > Cups is not loading on my machine at boot, must run sudo /etc/init.d/cups > start to after booting to print. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 > Package: cups 1.4.2-10 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1 > Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic i686 > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia > Architecture: i386 > Date: Fri Apr 2 13:07:35 2010 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100401) > Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: > Connection refused > MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio XPS 1340 > Papersize: letter > PpdFiles: Brother-HL-2170W-series: Brother HL-2170W Foomatic/pxlmono > (recommended) > ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-19-generic > root=UUID=615bbe85-506a-4152-af5a-a5c2da303d83 ro quiet splash > ProcEnviron: > LANG=en_US.utf8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: cups > dmi.bios.date: 09/08/2009 > dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. > dmi.bios.version: A11 > dmi.board.name: 0Y279R > dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. > dmi.board.version: A11 > dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 1234567890 > dmi.chassis.type: 8 > dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. > dmi.chassis.version: A11 > dmi.modalias: > dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA11:bd09/08/2009:svnDellInc.:pnStudioXPS1340:pvrA11:rvnDellInc.:rn0Y279R:rvrA11:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA11: > dmi.product.name: Studio XPS 1340 > dmi.product.version: A11 > dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. > > > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/554172/+subscribe > -- CUPS and other system services not starting at boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554172 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