[Bug 898370] [NEW] ubuntu hangs during upstart boot, ie no sysinit is executed

[Thorsten Kocher]

Public bug reported:

the system hangs, just network and ssh is enabled.
fuser /dev/tty7 reports that plymouth is active on that tty.
As soon I kill the plymouth process system continuous to boot the other services like atd.
Bug Report is extracted of maschine after killing plymouth process.
I had also no problem with maschine if plymouth is removed. but mountall does depend on plymouth, which is not true, so removal with force dependency was done.

No X Server is installed, machine is just used as server.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu28
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 1807.335818] init: Failed to spawn setvtrgb main process: unable to execute: No such file or directory
 [ 1807.350785] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (7605) terminated with status 1
Date: Wed Nov 30 20:17:12 2011
DefaultPlymouth: Error: command ['readlink', '/etc/alternatives/default.plymouth'] failed with exit code 1:
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.0.0-13-generic root=/dev/mapper/vg--root-lv--root ro
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB:
 0 radeondrmfb
 1 VESA VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.0.0-13-generic root=/dev/mapper/vg--root-lv--root ro
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-03 (57 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/08/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 2001
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2001:bd07/08/2011:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM4A88TD-VEVO/USB3:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
modified.conffile..etc.init.plymouth.conf: [deleted]

** Affects: plymouth (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric

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Title:
  ubuntu hangs during upstart boot, ie no sysinit is executed

Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  the system hangs, just network and ssh is enabled.
  fuser /dev/tty7 reports that plymouth is active on that tty.
  As soon I kill the plymouth process system continuous to boot the other services like atd.
  Bug Report is extracted of maschine after killing plymouth process.
  I had also no problem with maschine if plymouth is removed. but mountall does depend on plymouth, which is not true, so removal with force dependency was done.

  No X Server is installed, machine is just used as server.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu28
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDmesg:
   [ 1807.335818] init: Failed to spawn setvtrgb main process: unable to execute: No such file or directory
   [ 1807.350785] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (7605) terminated with status 1
  Date: Wed Nov 30 20:17:12 2011
  DefaultPlymouth: Error: command ['readlink', '/etc/alternatives/default.plymouth'] failed with exit code 1:
  MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.0.0-13-generic root=/dev/mapper/vg--root-lv--root ro
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB:
   0 radeondrmfb
   1 VESA VGA
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.0.0-13-generic root=/dev/mapper/vg--root-lv--root ro
  SourcePackage: plymouth
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-03 (57 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 07/08/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 2001
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
  dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2001:bd07/08/2011:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM4A88TD-VEVO/USB3:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: System Product Name
  dmi.product.version: System Version
  dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
  modified.conffile..etc.init.plymouth.conf: [deleted]

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