[10:02] partman-target: cjwatson * r921 ubuntu/ (74 files in 4 dirs): merge from Debian 76 [10:06] partman-target: cjwatson * r922 ubuntu/debian/changelog: releasing version 76ubuntu1 [10:15] debian-installer: cjwatson * r1556 ubuntu/ (5 files in 2 dirs): Move to 3.1.0-2 kernels. [11:02] debian-installer: cjwatson * r1557 ubuntu/debian/changelog: releasing version 20101020ubuntu74 [13:47] ran the alt installer from an ssh connection: sudo kexec --exec --reset-vga [13:49] the display is still in 132? column mode, says "[1606...] starting new kernel" but it did get all the way past my late_command hook, but stopped with: [13:50] Oct 27 13:32:59 log-output: stdin: is not a tty [13:50] I'm afraid you'll have to fix problems starting d-i from kexec for yourself [13:50] what about finishing d-i? :) [13:50] it's definitely a patches-welcome kind of thing [13:50] well, whatever [13:51] i hear yea. no probl [13:51] no doubt it's some problem in the initial console setup or something [13:58] I am thinking reset-vga didn't work [15:30] cjwatson: is bug 219260 something that should be done this cycle? [15:30] Launchpad bug 219260 in casper "clone-and-hack keyboard setup code needs to be replaced by calling console-setup" [High,Triaged] https://launchpad.net/bugs/219260 [15:32] IMO no [15:33] it's a cleanup note for the future, but it has the potential to slow things down if not done carefully, and it's not actively breaking anything right now