This morning my work laptop would not boot. I could not even get to single user mode initially and when I got as far as that I could not type anything on the terminal. I suspect some upgrade yesterday caused it.
In the end I had to search for a windows user who could write me a debian-live cd. Using this, I could, after using some hints shown in https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=746358 get my system to boot (taking about 10 minutes do do so) and just as I started to work it rebooted spontaneously. In the end after several experiments, I removed systemd and as a result a lot of other packages, reinstalled sysvinit and it booted normally again and now I can work. I know systemd is not an option any more, but if this is the way it is going to waste my time, I will have to look at a reinstallation of my system and then use something that is less buggy than Debian Testing/Sid. I have heard from a colleague of mine that on Mandriva and other systems he has used systemd without such problems. Regards Johann -- Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you. (Psalm 63:3)
