[Bug 1171099] Re: kubuntu - plymouth not shown

[Harald Sitter]

Analysis of the problem:

<apachelogger> slangasek, ScottK: I think kubuntu-settings-desktop (providing etc/default/grub.d/05_kubuntu.cfg) needs to pre-depend grub-pc ... grub-pc.postinst looks for etc/default/grub OR etc/default/grub.d/* and if found it will try to read the grub_default_cmdline from there, however since 05_kubuntu does not define the cmdline it ends up empty (as seen on the kubuntu iso's default/grub)
<apachelogger> grub-installer then runs update-grub on /target and only afterwards injects "quiet splash" as default without re-running update-grub, hence why after grub-installer ran the config appears in order on the target system but the grub.cfg does not

And ramblings on the proposed solution for saucy, pending discussion:
<apachelogger> kubuntu-settings-desktop needs to pre-depend grub
<apachelogger> but since active probably uses -desktop that sounds le fishy
<apachelogger> so perhaps we need kubuntu-settings-grub
<apachelogger> so kubuntu-settings-desktop suggests kubuntu-settings-grub pre-depends grub-pc
<apachelogger> desktop seed recommends kubuntu-settings-grub
<apachelogger> also that way a user may use something other than grub

** Changed in: kubuntu-settings (Ubuntu Saucy)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: kubuntu-settings (Ubuntu Saucy)
       Status: Invalid => Triaged

** Changed in: kubuntu-settings (Ubuntu Saucy)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Harald Sitter (apachelogger)

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu Raring)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu Saucy)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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Title:
  kubuntu - plymouth not shown

Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “kubuntu-settings” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “kubuntu-settings” source package in Raring:
  Fix Committed
Status in “ubiquity” source package in Raring:
  Invalid
Status in “kubuntu-settings” source package in Saucy:
  Triaged
Status in “ubiquity” source package in Saucy:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  SRU: kubuntu-settings
  ----
  [Impact]
  After installation Kubuntu will not show a boot splash until update-grub is triggered. Instaed it will display native tty output which not only looks bad but can worry users for no good reason (such as bluetooth daemon startup saying 'fail' simply because there is no adaptor).

  [Test Case]
  Boot Kubuntu; there should be a graphical boot splash.

  [Regression Potential]
  None. The post-installation fix/workaround is a no-change upload of kubuntu-settings to trigger update-grub via the plymouth theme's postinst script.

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  Original Description
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  Hallo
  Testing kubuntu 20130421 amd64, at the start plymouth is not shown, only vt.
  Attached screenshot with lvm passphrase request.
  Reproduced in vbox and real hardware
  Thanks
  Fabio

  ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: plymouth 0.8.8-0ubuntu6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDmesg:
   [   18.232161] intel8x0: measured clock 227115 rejected
   [   18.232162] intel8x0: clocking to 48000
   [   18.817762] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (791) killed by TERM signal
  Date: Sun Apr 21 11:05:24 2013
  DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/kubuntu-logo/kubuntu-logo.plymouth
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-21 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130421)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 002 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
   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
  MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-generic root=/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root ro
  ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-generic root=/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root roSourcePackage: plymouth
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/kubuntu-text/kubuntu-text.plymouth
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006
  dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH
  dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox
  dmi.board.name: VirtualBox
  dmi.board.vendor: Oracle Corporation
  dmi.board.version: 1.2
  dmi.chassis.type: 1
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Oracle Corporation
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:rvnOracleCorporation:rnVirtualBox:rvr1.2:cvnOracleCorporation:ct1:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: VirtualBox
  dmi.product.version: 1.2
  dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH

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