[Bug 848051] [NEW] Plymouth splash makes accessing console with Ctrl+Alt+Fx impossible

[Lukasz Olszewski]

Public bug reported:

Also after lightdm crash or stop all you're left with is this white fading splash screen. There is no way to access the console.
"update-rc.d plymouth-splash remove -f" fixes this but I seriously doubt this should be the way to do it.
PS. I hope this is not some new feature that I'm reporting here on :)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu25
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.17-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.22.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Sep 12 18:24:55 2011
DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MachineType: Sony Corporation VPCF1390X
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-11-generic root=UUID=0a9d93d9-414c-4222-9472-a3ee68458db1 ro nomodeset
ProcFB:
 
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-11-generic root=UUID=0a9d93d9-414c-4222-9472-a3ee68458db1 ro nomodeset
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-12 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/20/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: R0190Y9
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR0190Y9:bd10/20/2010:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCF1390X:pvrC607147L:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VPCF1390X
dmi.product.version: C607147L
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  Plymouth splash makes accessing console with Ctrl+Alt+Fx impossible

Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Also after lightdm crash or stop all you're left with is this white fading splash screen. There is no way to access the console.
  "update-rc.d plymouth-splash remove -f" fixes this but I seriously doubt this should be the way to do it.
  PS. I hope this is not some new feature that I'm reporting here on :)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu25
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.17-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.22.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Sep 12 18:24:55 2011
  DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  MachineType: Sony Corporation VPCF1390X
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-11-generic root=UUID=0a9d93d9-414c-4222-9472-a3ee68458db1 ro nomodeset
  ProcFB:
   
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-11-generic root=UUID=0a9d93d9-414c-4222-9472-a3ee68458db1 ro nomodeset
  SourcePackage: plymouth
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-12 (0 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 10/20/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: R0190Y9
  dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
  dmi.board.name: VAIO
  dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
  dmi.board.version: N/A
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR0190Y9:bd10/20/2010:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCF1390X:pvrC607147L:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: VPCF1390X
  dmi.product.version: C607147L
  dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

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