[Bug 1484265] [NEW] Blank screen (instead of splash screen) during boot on Thinkpad T60 with Radeon graphics

[Erik Brangs]

Public bug reported:

During the boot of Ubuntu 15.04 on my Lenovo Thinkpad T60, I don't see a
splash screen. The boot sequence is GRUB -> blank screen -> login screen
but it should be GRUB -> splash screen -> login screen.

I asked about this on Launchpad answers (
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/270270 ) and was told to
file a bug report if this wasn't a duplicate. Apologies in advance if it
is one; I wasn't able to find a matching report with the search
function. I hope that this is the right package,
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage#During_boot seems to
suggest plymouth is for splash screen related bugs.

If I reconfigure GRUB to not use a splash screen (by using
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="" in /etc/default/grub), I have correct
output (i.e. I see the text messages).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: plymouth 0.9.0-0ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-25.26-generic 3.19.8-ckt2
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Wed Aug 12 21:54:10 2015
DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/xubuntu-logo/xubuntu-logo.plymouth
MachineType: LENOVO 2007QPG
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-25-generic root=UUID=2a7cf7e8-4927-4e73-a6d3-e783efe97779 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-25-generic root=UUID=2a7cf7e8-4927-4e73-a6d3-e783efe97779 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/xubuntu-text/xubuntu-text.plymouth
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-05-04 (100 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/12/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 79ETE3WW (2.23 )
dmi.board.name: 2007QPG
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr79ETE3WW(2.23):bd09/12/2008:svnLENOVO:pn2007QPG:pvrThinkPadT60:rvnLENOVO:rn2007QPG:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 2007QPG
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T60
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug vivid

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Title:
  Blank screen (instead of splash screen) during boot on Thinkpad T60
  with Radeon graphics

Status in plymouth package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  During the boot of Ubuntu 15.04 on my Lenovo Thinkpad T60, I don't see
  a splash screen. The boot sequence is GRUB -> blank screen -> login
  screen but it should be GRUB -> splash screen -> login screen.

  I asked about this on Launchpad answers (
  https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/270270 ) and was told
  to file a bug report if this wasn't a duplicate. Apologies in advance
  if it is one; I wasn't able to find a matching report with the search
  function. I hope that this is the right package,
  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage#During_boot seems to
  suggest plymouth is for splash screen related bugs.

  If I reconfigure GRUB to not use a splash screen (by using
  GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="" in /etc/default/grub), I have correct
  output (i.e. I see the text messages).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: plymouth 0.9.0-0ubuntu9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-25.26-generic 3.19.8-ckt2
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-25-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Wed Aug 12 21:54:10 2015
  DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/xubuntu-logo/xubuntu-logo.plymouth
  MachineType: LENOVO 2007QPG
  PccardctlIdent:
   Socket 0:
     no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
   Socket 0:
     no card
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-25-generic root=UUID=2a7cf7e8-4927-4e73-a6d3-e783efe97779 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-25-generic root=UUID=2a7cf7e8-4927-4e73-a6d3-e783efe97779 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: plymouth
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/xubuntu-text/xubuntu-text.plymouth
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-05-04 (100 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 09/12/2008
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: 79ETE3WW (2.23 )
  dmi.board.name: 2007QPG
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: Not Available
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr79ETE3WW(2.23):bd09/12/2008:svnLENOVO:pn2007QPG:pvrThinkPadT60:rvnLENOVO:rn2007QPG:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
  dmi.product.name: 2007QPG
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T60
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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