DO NOT UPGRADE UNSTABLE: Terminal text stops functioning

[Adam Warner <lists@consulting.net.nz>]

Hi all,

Since upgrading to the latest unstable I have discovered that after my
startup reaches "Setting up X socket server directory ..." that I get no
further output at the terminal. I have confirmed this on two different
computers.

Neither the computers nor keyboards are locked up. I am able to boot into
single user mode and then blindly type in my root password at what should
be the request for a root password and then blindly type reboot and the
system reboots.

I have recently upgraded:
dialog_0.9b-20030720-1_i386.deb
base-files_3.0.9_i386.deb
initscripts_2.85-5_all.deb
sysvinit_2.85-5_i386.deb
sysv-rc_2.85-5_all.deb
libsasl2_2.1.15-3_i386.deb
apt_0.5.6_i386.deb
apt-utils_0.5.6_i386.deb
ilisp_5.12.0+cvs.2003.07.20_all.deb
ilisp-doc_5.12.0+cvs.2003.07.20_all.deb
po-debconf_0.7.0_all.deb
libncurses5_5.3.20030719-1_i386.deb
libncurses5-dev_5.3.20030719-1_i386.deb
ncurses-base_5.3.20030719-1_all.deb
ncurses-bin_5.3.20030719-1_i386.deb
autotools-dev_20030717.1_all.deb
libsasl7_1.5.28-5_i386.deb
base-config_1.67_all.deb
libnewt0.51_0.51.4-14_i386.deb
whiptail_0.51.4-14_i386.deb

The bug is most likely caused by initscripts, sysvinit or sysv-rc. If you
have upgraded you may wish to downgrade/wait for a fix before rebooting,
especially if your computer doesn't automatically boot into X.

Regards,
Adam