[Bug 1216022] Re: plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ./plugin.c:1304: open_input_source: Assertion `backend != ((void *)0)' failed.

[Daryl Hughes]

This error problem seems to happen to 14.04 LTS too at start up

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Title:
  plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ./plugin.c:1304:
  open_input_source: Assertion `backend != ((void *)0)' failed.

Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  It was appear after start gnome 3

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: plymouth 0.8.8-0ubuntu8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-3.7-generic 3.11.0-rc6
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-3-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: i386
  AssertionMessage: plymouthd: ./plugin.c:1304: open_input_source: Assertion `backend != ((void *)0)' failed.
  Date: Thu Aug 22 19:51:28 2013
  DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
  ExecutablePath: /sbin/plymouthd
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-02-29 (540 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
   Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  MachineType: MICRO-STAR INT'L CO.,LTD MS-1013
  MarkForUpload: True
  PccardctlIdent:
   Socket 0:
     no product info available
   Socket 1:
     no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
   Socket 0:
     no card
   Socket 1:
     no card
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-3-generic root=UUID=d60b7a67-16c8-4235-8231-2abc3f401d5c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcCmdline: @sbin/plymouthd --mode=boot --attach-to-session
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
  ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-3-generic root=UUID=d60b7a67-16c8-4235-8231-2abc3f401d5c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  Signal: 6
  SourcePackage: plymouth
  StacktraceTop:
   __assert_fail_base (fmt=0xb7736654 "%s%s%s:%u: %s%sAssertion `%s' failed.\n%n", assertion=assertion at entry=0xb77bedeb "backend != ((void *)0)", file=file at entry=0xb77bede0 "./plugin.c", line=line at entry=1304, function=function at entry=0xb77bfa39 "open_input_source") at assert.c:92
   __GI___assert_fail (assertion=0xb77bedeb "backend != ((void *)0)", file=0xb77bede0 "./plugin.c", line=1304, function=0xb77bfa39 "open_input_source") at assert.c:101
   ?? () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/plymouth/renderers/drm.so
   ?? () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/plymouth/renderers/drm.so
   ply_event_loop_process_pending_events () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libply.so.2
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
  Title: plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ./plugin.c:1304: open_input_source: Assertion `backend != ((void *)0)' failed.
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-06-15 (69 days ago)
  UserGroups:
   
  dmi.bios.date: 01/09/2006
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A1013AMS V4.30
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: MICRO-STAR INT'L CO.,LTD
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrA1013AMSV4.30:bd01/09/2006:svnMICRO-STARINT'LCO.,LTD:pnMS-1013:pvr0131:cvnMICRO-STARINT'LCO.,LTD:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: MS-1013
  dmi.product.version: 0131
  dmi.sys.vendor: MICRO-STAR INT'L CO.,LTD

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