[Bug 710406] Re: plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ./plugin.c:697: open_input_source: Assertion `backend != ((void *)0)' failed.

[Steve Langasek]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 609921 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609921

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** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 609921
   plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ./plugin.c:697: open_input_source: Assertion `backend != ((void *)0)' failed.

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Title:
  plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ./plugin.c:697:
  open_input_source: Assertion `backend != ((void *)0)' failed.

Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: plymouth

  natty alpha
  just ran update manager and a .38 kernel was installed
  blank screen on reboot, ran recovery mode and dpkg fix
  rocky reboot but desktop eventually came up, but started throwing all these errors

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu13
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-1.28-generic 2.6.38-rc2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-1-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  Architecture: amd64
  AssertionMessage: plymouthd: ./plugin.c:697: open_input_source: Assertion `backend != ((void *)0)' failed.
  Date: Sun Jan 30 18:57:03 2011
  DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
  ExecutablePath: /sbin/plymouthd
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110109)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Vostro 1320
  ProcCmdline: /sbin/plymouthd --mode=boot --attach-to-session
  ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user)
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-1-generic root=UUID=da96a5fe-2439-4b99-8321-8ed5bb57ac94 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  Signal: 6
  SourcePackage: plymouth
  StacktraceTop:
   raise () from /lib/libc.so.6
   abort () from /lib/libc.so.6
   __assert_fail () from /lib/libc.so.6
   ?? () from /lib/plymouth/renderers/frame-buffer.so
   ply_event_loop_process_pending_events () from /lib/libply.so.2
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
  Title: plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ./plugin.c:697: open_input_source: Assertion `backend != ((void *)0)' failed.
  UserGroups:
   
  dmi.bios.date: 03/03/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A01
  dmi.board.name: 0T052J
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA01:bd03/03/2009:svnDellInc.:pnVostro1320:pvrNull:rvnDellInc.:rn0T052J:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: Vostro 1320
  dmi.product.version: Null
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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