[Bug 1418014] Re: plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ply-renderer.c:327: ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head: Assertion `renderer != ((void *)0)' failed.

[David Hofmann]

I freshly installed Ubuntu 15.04 and there was no bug first but it
appeared after I had done the upgrade.

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Title:
  plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ply-renderer.c:327:
  ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head: Assertion `renderer != ((void *)0)'
  failed.

Status in plymouth package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Errors Bucket
  -------------
  https://errors.ubuntu.com/bucket/?id=/sbin/plymouthd%3Aplymouthd%3A%20ply-renderer.c%3A327%3A%20ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head%3A%20Assertion%20%60renderer%20!%3D%20%28%28void%20*%290%29%27%20failed.

  Crash after login.

  ProblemType: CrashDistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: plymouth 0.9.0-0ubuntu8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.18.0-12.13-generic 3.18.4
  Uname: Linux 3.18.0-12-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.15.1-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: i386
  AssertionMessage: plymouthd: ply-renderer.c:327: ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head: Assertion `renderer != ((void *)0)' failed.
  CrashCounter: 1
  Date: Wed Feb  4 10:11:35 2015
  DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
  ExecutablePath: /sbin/plymouthd
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-28 (68 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140417)
  MachineType: Acer Aspire 5734Z
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.18.0-12-generic root=UUID=89a00a55-eacf-40cf-a8b1-9b61da1f893a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcCmdline: @sbin/plymouthd --mode=boot --attach-to-session
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.18.0-12-generic root=UUID=89a00a55-eacf-40cf-a8b1-9b61da1f893a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  Signal: 6SourcePackage: plymouth
  StacktraceTop:
   __assert_fail_base (fmt=0xb766a9d4 "%s%s%s:%u: %s%sAssertion `%s' failed.\n%n", assertion=assertion at entry=0xb76c8337 "renderer != ((void *)0)", file=file at entry=0xb76c8328 "ply-renderer.c", line=line at entry=327, function=function at entry=0xb76c87e0 "ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head") at assert.c:92
   __GI___assert_fail (assertion=0xb76c8337 "renderer != ((void *)0)", file=0xb76c8328 "ply-renderer.c", line=327, function=0xb76c87e0 "ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head") at assert.c:101
   ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libply-splash-core.so.4
   ply_pixel_display_draw_area () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libply-splash-core.so.4
   script_lib_sprite_refresh () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/plymouth/script.so
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
  Title: plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ply-renderer.c:327: ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head: Assertion `renderer != ((void *)0)' failed.
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups:

  dmi.bios.date: 04/25/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
  dmi.bios.version: V1.06
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Aspire 5734Z
  dmi.board.vendor: Acer
  dmi.board.version: V1.06
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
  dmi.chassis.version: V1.06
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.06:bd04/25/2011:svnAcer:pnAspire5734Z:pvrV1.06:rvnAcer:rnAspire5734Z:rvrV1.06:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.06:
  dmi.product.name: Aspire 5734Z
  dmi.product.version: V1.06
  dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

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