[Bug 954266] Re: On trying to run an upgra "Cant guess meta package" and no further action available. plymouthd crashed with SIGSEGV in ply_event_loop_process_pending_events()

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 849414 ***
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   plymouthd crashed with SIGSEGV in ply_event_loop_process_pending_events()

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Title:
  On trying to run an upgra "Cant guess meta package" and no further
  action available. plymouthd crashed with SIGSEGV in
  ply_event_loop_process_pending_events()

Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  on trying to run an upgrade it stuck and I received the following"Cant
  Guess meta package"

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu28
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Mar 13 10:17:55 2012
  DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
  ExecutablePath: /sbin/plymouthd
  MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-18-generic root=UUID=2d9a344c-b6de-4bf5-9f5d-650ae217a190 ro quiet quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcCmdline: /sbin/plymouthd --mode=boot --attach-to-session
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
  ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-18-generic root=UUID=2d9a344c-b6de-4bf5-9f5d-650ae217a190 ro quiet quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SegvAnalysis:
   Segfault happened at: 0x7f20856a5504 <ply_event_loop_process_pending_events+468>:	test   %r12d,0x8(%r13)
   PC (0x7f20856a5504) ok
   source "%r12d" ok
   destination "0x8(%r13)" (0x00000008) not located in a known VMA region (needed writable region)!
  SegvReason: writing NULL VMA
  Signal: 11
  SourcePackage: plymouth
  StacktraceTop:
   ply_event_loop_process_pending_events () from /lib/libply.so.2
   ply_event_loop_run () from /lib/libply.so.2
   ?? ()
   __libc_start_main () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
   ?? ()
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
  Title: plymouthd crashed with SIGSEGV in ply_event_loop_process_pending_events()
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-13 (0 days ago)
  UserGroups:
   
  dmi.bios.date: 03/08/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 2001
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: M4A87TD EVO
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
  dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
  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:bd03/08/2011:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM4A87TDEVO:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: System Product Name
  dmi.product.version: System Version
  dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

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