To be able to use updates etc. or installing mainline kernels i have edited locale-gen script to prevent dpkg --configure -a to hardlock the system by calling buggy localedef. I know that this can cause some problems but i cannot do anything else to get the system usuable again.
** Attachment added: "Diff of modified locale-gen" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/48057264/locale-diff -- Upgrade to Intrepid: kernel crash because of locales https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291359 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