[Bug 863719] [NEW] The return of the text-mode nvidia splash screen

[Mark Greenwood]

Public bug reported:

Up until today, running the oneiric beta, I've been pleasantly surprised to find that, even though I have an NVIDIA graphics card and I use the proprietary driver, I still got a graphical splash screen from plymouth (albeit a low resolution one). This was a great improvement over the text mode splash screen I get on my natty installation. Then today, woe... I installed some updates and the old ugly text-mode splash screen has returned. 
I don't know how to recover the list of the packages I updated today but I usually update every day so that should help narrow it down.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu28
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 30 23:47:07 2011
DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/kubuntu-logo/kubuntu-logo.plymouth
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110921.2)
MachineType: Sony Corporation VGN-FZ31M
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=9d7ab835-c9ed-42a0-b9d2-caa1b50702b2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB:
 
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=9d7ab835-c9ed-42a0-b9d2-caa1b50702b2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/kubuntu-text/kubuntu-text.plymouth
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/21/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: R2110J7
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:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrR2110J7:bd12/21/2007:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGN-FZ31M:pvrC6005TES:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VGN-FZ31M
dmi.product.version: C6005TES
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric

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Title:
  The return of the text-mode nvidia splash screen

Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Up until today, running the oneiric beta, I've been pleasantly surprised to find that, even though I have an NVIDIA graphics card and I use the proprietary driver, I still got a graphical splash screen from plymouth (albeit a low resolution one). This was a great improvement over the text mode splash screen I get on my natty installation. Then today, woe... I installed some updates and the old ugly text-mode splash screen has returned. 
  I don't know how to recover the list of the packages I updated today but I usually update every day so that should help narrow it down.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu28
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Sep 30 23:47:07 2011
  DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/kubuntu-logo/kubuntu-logo.plymouth
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110921.2)
  MachineType: Sony Corporation VGN-FZ31M
  PccardctlIdent:
   Socket 0:
     no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
   Socket 0:
     no card
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=9d7ab835-c9ed-42a0-b9d2-caa1b50702b2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB:
   
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=9d7ab835-c9ed-42a0-b9d2-caa1b50702b2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: plymouth
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/kubuntu-text/kubuntu-text.plymouth
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 12/21/2007
  dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
  dmi.bios.version: R2110J7
  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:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrR2110J7:bd12/21/2007:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGN-FZ31M:pvrC6005TES:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: VGN-FZ31M
  dmi.product.version: C6005TES
  dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

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