[Bug 1447838] [NEW] Boot fails: black screen after GRUB, no login

[Anders Feder]

Public bug reported:

After upgrading from 14.10 to 15.04, I can no longer boot my machine
normally. After the GRUB screen, some things load as they should, then
the screen turns all black (no cursor, and no backlight), and though I
hear the Ubuntu login "drum sound" played, the screen is just black and
no login dialog is shown.

If I boot into recovery mode, then select "resume normal boot", I do not
experience this issue, and the login screen is shown, and I can login
and use the machine, although the resolution of the screen is not good,
and I can't select others from the control center.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: plymouth 0.9.0-0ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:Unity
Date: Fri Apr 24 00:21:31 2015
DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-25 (910 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. K55VM
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-15-generic root=UUID=ae02b482-170e-439e-9b28-1eeab977ff19 ro recovery nomodeset intel_pstate=enable
ProcFB: 0 EFI VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-15-generic root=UUID=ae02b482-170e-439e-9b28-1eeab977ff19 ro recovery nomodeset intel_pstate=enable
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-04-23 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/23/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: K55VM.206
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: K55VM
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrK55VM.206:bd05/23/2012:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnK55VM:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnK55VM:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: K55VM
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug vivid

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Title:
  Boot fails: black screen after GRUB, no login

Status in plymouth package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  After upgrading from 14.10 to 15.04, I can no longer boot my machine
  normally. After the GRUB screen, some things load as they should, then
  the screen turns all black (no cursor, and no backlight), and though I
  hear the Ubuntu login "drum sound" played, the screen is just black
  and no login dialog is shown.

  If I boot into recovery mode, then select "resume normal boot", I do
  not experience this issue, and the login screen is shown, and I can
  login and use the machine, although the resolution of the screen is
  not good, and I can't select others from the control center.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: plymouth 0.9.0-0ubuntu9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:Unity
  Date: Fri Apr 24 00:21:31 2015
  DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-25 (910 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. K55VM
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-15-generic root=UUID=ae02b482-170e-439e-9b28-1eeab977ff19 ro recovery nomodeset intel_pstate=enable
  ProcFB: 0 EFI VGA
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-15-generic root=UUID=ae02b482-170e-439e-9b28-1eeab977ff19 ro recovery nomodeset intel_pstate=enable
  SourcePackage: plymouth
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-04-23 (0 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 05/23/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: K55VM.206
  dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
  dmi.board.name: K55VM
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
  dmi.board.version: 1.0
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
  dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrK55VM.206:bd05/23/2012:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnK55VM:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnK55VM:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
  dmi.product.name: K55VM
  dmi.product.version: 1.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

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