[Bug 1871641] Re: Ubuntu never finishes booting: A start job is running for Hold until boot process finishes up (3min 7s / no limit) -- removing 'splash' kernel parm fixes it

[Balint Reczey]

Is there a reliable way I can reproduce the problem? (I don't face it on my laptops.)
Is this happening on any Ubuntu-certified model? This could let our certification team to investigate the issue.

How can the systemd help? killing plymouth earlier?
 

** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  Ubuntu never finishes booting: A start job is running for Hold until
  boot process finishes up (3min 7s / no limit) -- removing 'splash'
  kernel parm fixes it

Status in plymouth package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Boot process freezes at the splash screen and nothing happens after
  that. The computer can be suspended and it is able to return from
  suspend. Boot is possible by pressing escape early in the process to
  bypass plymouth.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: plymouth 0.9.4git20200323-0ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-21.25-generic 5.4.27
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu24
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Apr  8 14:30:13 2020
  DefaultPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/bgrt/bgrt.plymouth
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-08 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200402)
  MachineType: LENOVO 7469A23
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-21-generic root=UUID=e12af5fd-b700-4292-8727-70345cb61c8e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-21-generic root=UUID=e12af5fd-b700-4292-8727-70345cb61c8e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: plymouth
  TextPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 10/25/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: 6DET72WW (3.22 )
  dmi.board.name: 7469A23
  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:bvr6DET72WW(3.22):bd10/25/2012:svnLENOVO:pn7469A23:pvrThinkPadX200s:rvnLENOVO:rn7469A23:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
  dmi.product.family: ThinkPad X200s
  dmi.product.name: 7469A23
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X200s
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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