some additional information: it is caused by the spawning of bterm in the /sbin/udbootstrap script.
i changed the script to: #!/bin/sh if (</dev/fb0) 2>/dev/null && ! /usr/bin/tty | grep -q ttyS ; then export LC_CTYPE=C@utf-8 exec /usr/bin/bterm -f /unifont-reduced.bgf /sbin/dbootstrap fi exec /sbin/dbootstrap based upon the model in /etc/init.d/check_fb.sh. it worked in a chroot, but failed when booted. when i commented out the entire if .. fi clause, it worked fine. -john -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
