[Bug 1797843] [NEW] No progress dot during boot

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement]

Public bug reported:

Ubuntu Desktop

There is no progress dots anymore during boot. Instead there is a purple
screen for a while, then a flash, the Ubuntu logo with fixed white dots
and finally the login screen.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: plymouth 0.9.3-1ubuntu10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Oct 15 09:05:36 2018
DefaultPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-10-15 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Beta amd64 (20181013.1)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 2386:3111  
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0a2a Intel Corp. 
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:576d Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 13-5378
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.18.0-10-generic root=UUID=a9ef8292-6320-4749-9c35-a9d419c19343 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.18.0-10-generic root=UUID=a9ef8292-6320-4749-9c35-a9d419c19343 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/24/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 01.00.00
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr01.00.00:bd06/24/2016:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron13-5378:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 13-5378
dmi.product.sku: 0740
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug cosmic

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Title:
  No progress dot during boot

Status in plymouth package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu Desktop

  There is no progress dots anymore during boot. Instead there is a
  purple screen for a while, then a flash, the Ubuntu logo with fixed
  white dots and finally the login screen.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
  Package: plymouth 0.9.3-1ubuntu10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12
  Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Oct 15 09:05:36 2018
  DefaultPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-10-15 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Beta amd64 (20181013.1)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
   Bus 001 Device 004: ID 2386:3111  
   Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0a2a Intel Corp. 
   Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:576d Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 13-5378
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.18.0-10-generic root=UUID=a9ef8292-6320-4749-9c35-a9d419c19343 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.18.0-10-generic root=UUID=a9ef8292-6320-4749-9c35-a9d419c19343 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
  SourcePackage: plymouth
  TextPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 06/24/2016
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 01.00.00
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.type: 9
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr01.00.00:bd06/24/2016:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron13-5378:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: Inspiron 13-5378
  dmi.product.sku: 0740
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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