Ubuntu

rescue cd shell not useable

Bug #390395 reported by metalfan
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Bug Description

After the rescue cd boots up and all the questions are answered you get the option to be dropped into a shell in your installed system or the rescue system. both choices do not result in /bin/bash as shell.
Instead you get a busybox shell which lacks "arrow up" or tab completion as functions.

Workaround:
Press alt+F2 after you did mount the lvm via the ubuntu menu:
chroot /target /bin/bash

ubuntu: 9.04

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Gerry Reno (greno-verizon) wrote :

Yes, I just encountered this headache. Need a real shell in rescue where you can use PgUp/PgDn to scroll back/forth and tab completion and history on arrow up.

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Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.
Is this bug reproducible with the latest Lucid packages ?
Tanks in advance.

Changed in ubuntu:
status: New → Incomplete
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Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to make Ubuntu better. Since what you submitted is not really a bug, or a problem, but rather an idea to improve Ubuntu, you are invited to post your idea in Ubuntu Brainstorm at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/ where it can be discussed, voted by the community and reviewed by developers. Thanks for taking the time to share your opinion!

Changed in ubuntu:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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