Re: [Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-10-23 Thread Clint Byrum
Excerpts from ilf's message of Sun Oct 23 13:05:31 UTC 2011: > The workaround only fixes the waiting time. > It disables auto-up of the interface, which I want, if it us plugged in. This > is a regression and still a major annoyance for me. > Closing this bug report is not right, this isn't the fa

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-10-23 Thread ilf
The workaround only fixes the waiting time. It disables auto-up of the interface, which I want, if it us plugged in. This is a regression and still a major annoyance for me. Closing this bug report is not right, this isn't the fault of ifupdown, but upstart. -- You received this bug notificatio

Re: [Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-10-14 Thread Clint Byrum
Excerpts from ilf's message of Fri Oct 14 21:50:25 UTC 2011: > Thanks for your workaround, using that now. > > I still think it's wrong to assume that one of these three has to exist on a > system: > - auto eth0 and eth0 always plugged in > - network-manager installed > - boot time delayed by two

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-10-14 Thread ilf
Thanks for your workaround, using that now. I still think it's wrong to assume that one of these three has to exist on a system: - auto eth0 and eth0 always plugged in - network-manager installed - boot time delayed by two minutes. And no, I won't install network-manager even if it doesn't depen

Re: [Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-10-14 Thread Clint Byrum
Excerpts from ilf's message of Fri Oct 14 18:11:56 UTC 2011: > I don't like this behavior. > Hi ilf, sorry that you're experiencing problems with this change. This behavior is meant to provide a balance between mobile systems and servers/dedicated workstations. The former needs flexible network

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-10-14 Thread ilf
I don't like this behavior. I have eth0 auto in /etc/network/interfaces, so that it gets auto-enabled when plugged in. This being a laptop it gets moved around and doesn't always have an ethernet connection plugged in. No I'm supposed to wait two minutes on every boot OR not have the interface

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-10-13 Thread Kate Stewart
** Changed in: ubuntu-release-notes Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839595 Title: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low To manage notifications a

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-10-03 Thread GeekSmith
Manual symlink of /var/run->/run and /var/lock-/run/lock fixed my issues. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839595 Title: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low To manage notific

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-12 Thread Leo Milano
Sorry for the typo in my last statement, the new bug report is bug #847782 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/847782 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839595 Title:

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-12 Thread Leo Milano
Jeremy: "Could either a new bug for this issue be opened or [...]" Done! https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/839595 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839595 Title: f

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-11 Thread Jeremy Bicha
Could either a new bug for this issue be opened or this bug's status be changed away from "Fix Released"? All but 3 of the comments have been posted after this was "fixed". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.l

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-11 Thread Timo Jyrinki
I've a fresh Oneiric Beta 1 installation and because of this sleep command I thought either my Ubuntu or laptop itself is broken. See my report bug #845914. I installed Ubuntu from the alternate CD. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-10 Thread John Lenton
I can confirm I had 'auto eth0' in /etc/network/interfaces on my notebook, and I don't think I've put them there myself. Furthermore, I just installed 11.04 in a VM, and /etc/network/interfaces has a "auto eth0" line. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-09 Thread Robert Hooker
ubiquity has source specifically for managing /etc/networking/interface (d-i/source/netcfg/write_interface.c) so it seems whatever I am doing during the install is the wrong way to do it. Sorry for the red herring in network-manager, it was just a likely guess since that was the only thing I touche

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-09 Thread Leo Milano
Three is a crowd! I have 4 machines running kubuntu. Two started out with regular CD/USB live image installed to disk. The other two were installed from the netinstall mini-iso, connected to ethernet. These two are the only ones where I see an auto ethN. I also played in one of my machines extensi

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-09 Thread Chris Van Hoof
Just as a side note on how I installed this machine initially ... to get partition alignment setup properly (using ssd here), I pre-partitioned the disk, then used the natty-alternate install with the onboard ethernet connected ... Perhaps that is how I've ended up with eth0 in /etc/networking/inte

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-09 Thread Robert Hooker
I still haven't figured out what's creating it, but even a new machine installed from beta 1 with an ethernet cable plugged in, pulling the ethernet cable and and dist-upgraded over wifi the next boot is hitting the problem because auto eth0 is in there. Ubiquity when you check update/install third

Re: [Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-09 Thread Clint Byrum
Excerpts from Leo Milano's message of Fri Sep 09 20:22:53 UTC 2011: > Clint. The biggest issues it that we are not sure, but it is plausible > that a large proportion of the existing systems will suffer a 2 minute > delay after the upgrade. How about we test this: > > * remove the offending ethN l

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-09 Thread Leo Milano
Clint. The biggest issues it that we are not sure, but it is plausible that a large proportion of the existing systems will suffer a 2 minute delay after the upgrade. How about we test this: * remove the offending ethN line from /etc/networking/interfaces * reboot * connect the laptop/desktop to

Re: [Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-09 Thread Clint Byrum
Excerpts from Leo Milano's message of Fri Sep 09 18:55:11 UTC 2011: > Robert, Chris, I think you are both hitting also the other problem I > encountered, namely the fact that X is not starting until failsafe is up > (even though theoretically this should not be the case). > > Could you please look

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-09 Thread Leo Milano
Robert, Chris, I think you are both hitting also the other problem I encountered, namely the fact that X is not starting until failsafe is up (even though theoretically this should not be the case). Could you please look at comment #21 by Clint and post the info he is asking for as well? I will, l

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-09 Thread Chris Van Hoof
I can confirm Robert's workaround in Comment #22 does fix-up this delay when booting. I /just/ upgraded from natty to Oneiric today and instantly ran into this issue on a Lenovo x220, which has in the past (not often) made use of the onboard ethernet. --chris -- You received this bug notificati

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-09 Thread Robert Hooker
So this seems to be hitting every one of my machines after the last round of updates, and removing eth0 from /etc/networking/interfaces does indeed fix the 2 minute pause before the desktop comes up. That entry exists for every machine that's had a network cable plugged in in the past (with availab

Re: [Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-09 Thread Clint Byrum
Excerpts from Leo Milano's message of Fri Sep 09 16:16:57 UTC 2011: > Will do. I assume you mean to run a grep on syslog right after I login > (or pls let me know otherwise). > Right, to clarify at grub scren, edit cmdline and remove 'quiet', add '--verbose' After booting up, attach two things

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-09 Thread Leo Milano
Will do. I assume you mean to run a grep on syslog right after I login (or pls let me know otherwise). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839595 Title: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out

Re: [Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-09 Thread Clint Byrum
Excerpts from Leo Milano's message of Fri Sep 09 12:41:00 UTC 2011: > Clint, I'll give it a swirl. Where exactly do you add --verbose? Do you > mean to remove the "quiet" linux boot parameter? Or add splash=verbose > ? In grub, yes remove 'quiet' and replace it with '--verbose' It may also be i

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-09 Thread Leo Milano
Clint, I'll give it a swirl. Where exactly do you add --verbose? Do you mean to remove the "quiet" linux boot parameter? Or add splash=verbose ? Thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs

Re: [Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-08 Thread Clint Byrum
Excerpts from Leo Milano's message of Fri Sep 09 04:22:22 UTC 2011: > Hi, > > Just an update: Lightdm also gets penalized and waits the sleep time > declared in failsafe.conf before loading > Very interesting. I'd be curious to see your /var/log/boot.log with --verbose added to the boot commandl

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-08 Thread Leo Milano
Hi, Just an update: Lightdm also gets penalized and waits the sleep time declared in failsafe.conf before loading -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839595 Title: failsafe.conf's 30 seco

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-08 Thread Leo Milano
I will try to dig in a bit. My X clearly doesn't start until the penalty 120 secs expire, so I'd like to understand why, since for what you are saying this shouldn't be the case (and there is, indeed, a kdm.conf in /etc/init). In the meantime: I use KDE, with KDM set to autologin to a user account

Re: [Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-08 Thread Clint Byrum
Excerpts from Leo Milano's message of Thu Sep 08 19:17:14 UTC 2011: > @ Scott: thanks for the detailed response. It all makes sense now. I am > guessing perhaps wicd wrote that entry in my interfaces file. I haven't > edited this file by hand. > > @ Clint: yes, I think it makes sense to add this

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-08 Thread Leo Milano
@ Scott: thanks for the detailed response. It all makes sense now. I am guessing perhaps wicd wrote that entry in my interfaces file. I haven't edited this file by hand. @ Clint: yes, I think it makes sense to add this to the release notes. Thanks for updating the description. It seems like this

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-08 Thread Clint Byrum
I think this change may deserve a release note for 11.10, so that people who have kept an interface in /etc/network/interfaces for some reason aren't surprised by the long boot. ** Also affects: ubuntu-release-notes Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: + RELEA

Re: [Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-08 Thread Scott Moser
On Thu, 8 Sep 2011, Leo Milano wrote: > Scott, is this how things are intended to work? My current understanding > is: > > > * "pre-start exec sleep N" means "wait up to N seconds for the > preconditions to be satisfied". In this case, these are a network up and > a fs up. I thought it meant "Wait

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-08 Thread Leo Milano
Scott, is this how things are intended to work? My current understanding is: * "pre-start exec sleep N" means "wait up to N seconds for the preconditions to be satisfied". In this case, these are a network up and a fs up. I thought it meant "Wait at least N seconds", but I guess I was wrong. *

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-08 Thread Leo Milano
Yes, that's correct. Is that something that should not be there? Thanks! santisofi@minime:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). # The loopback network interface auto

Re: [Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-07 Thread Scott Moser
On Thu, 8 Sep 2011, Leo Milano wrote: > I am not an expert, so sorry if this silly, but isn't upstart all about > dependency based start up? It seems as if using sleep statements defeats > the whole purpose of the system? Could you please post your /etc/network/interfaces file ? I suspect that y

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-07 Thread Leo Milano
One more thought, just by looking at the script and the behaviour on my system. The bug description states "as far as I can understand, the 30 second sleep in failsafe.conf means that /etc/init/rc-sysinit.conf will start within AT MOST 30 seconds of 'filesystem' and 'ifup lo' having occurred." It

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-07 Thread Leo Milano
** Attachment added: "dmesg for a boot with sleep = 1" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/839595/+attachment/2370271/+files/dmesg.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bu

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-07 Thread Leo Milano
Oh yes, changing that value in failsafe.conf brings back the old boot times: tried setting to 12 and then 1, and it definitely fixed things: ( I added the //comments ) Wed Sep 7 17:13:34 PDT 2011. Boot Time [s]: 156 // Sleep 120 Wed Sep 7 18:59:59 PDT 2011. Boot Time [s]: 51 // Sleep 12 We

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-07 Thread Leo Milano
Hi After installing this version of upstart is making, my netbook takes extra 100 seconds to boot. CTRL-ALT-F1 shows me that that the network security us being brought up. Any thoughts? Could this be a coincidence? Boot time (as measured with a script) has regressed incredibly over the last few da

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-04 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package upstart - 1.3-0ubuntu7 --- upstart (1.3-0ubuntu7) oneiric; urgency=low * debian/conf/failsafe.conf: raise timeout to 120 seconds to allow for very slow DHCP interfaces to come up on servers. (LP: #839595) -- Clint ByrumSun, 04 Sep 2011

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-04 Thread Clint Byrum
Agreed Scott, I think we should wait a little longer. 2 minutes seems a reasonable amount of time, especially given that this should never affect the average laptop/desktop machine. ** Changed in: upstart (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: upstart (Ubuntu) Importance: Undeci

[Bug 839595] Re: failsafe.conf's 30 second time out is too low

2011-09-02 Thread Scott Moser
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