[Bug 862934] Re: plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ply-keyboard.c:384: ply_keyboard_watch_for_input: Assertion `keyboard != ((void *)0)' failed.

[Steve Langasek]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 619021 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/619021

This happens via on_quit() here:

  if (state->is_inactive && !retain_splash)
    {
      /* We've been deactivated and X failed to start
       */
      dump_details_and_quit_splash (state);
      quit_program (state);
    }

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Title:
  plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ply-keyboard.c:384:
  ply_keyboard_watch_for_input: Assertion `keyboard != ((void *)0)'
  failed.

Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Happened here on boot.  Looks like it's related to toggling the splash
  screen.  Trying to get a reproducer case for it.

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu26
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  AssertionMessage: plymouthd: ply-keyboard.c:384: ply_keyboard_watch_for_input: Assertion `keyboard != ((void *)0)' failed.
  Date: Sun Sep 25 19:35:38 2011
  DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
  ExecutablePath: /sbin/plymouthd
  Lsusb:
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  MachineType: LENOVO 6371CTO
  PccardctlIdent:
   Socket 0:
     no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
   Socket 0:
     no card
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-11-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname2-root ro splash quiet vt.handoff=7
  ProcCmdline: /sbin/plymouthd --mode=boot --attach-to-session
  ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user)
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-11-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname2-root ro splash quiet vt.handoff=7
  Signal: 6
  SourcePackage: plymouth
  StacktraceTop:
   raise () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
   abort () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
   __assert_fail () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
   ply_keyboard_watch_for_input (keyboard=0x0) at ply-keyboard.c:384
   start_boot_splash (state=0x7fff5f0bc710, theme_path=<optimized out>) at main.c:1454
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
  Title: plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ply-keyboard.c:384: ply_keyboard_watch_for_input: Assertion `keyboard != ((void *)0)' failed.
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-24 (5 days ago)
  UserGroups:
   
  dmi.bios.date: 12/27/2006
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: 7IET23WW (1.04 )
  dmi.board.name: 6371CTO
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: Not Available
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7IET23WW(1.04):bd12/27/2006:svnLENOVO:pn6371CTO:pvrThinkPadT60:rvnLENOVO:rn6371CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
  dmi.product.name: 6371CTO
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T60
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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