[Bug 967229] [NEW] Text mode shown briefly with various "cryptic" texts when logging out or shutting down

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Text mode hits in for about a half a second every time one logs out or
shuts down the computer.

The attached video "Text-mode in logout and shutdown.webm" is a
combination of two clips showing this on one of my computers. This one
has slightly more text output than my other machines, but on every
machine it catches attention by being ugly and I'd guess "cryptic" or
suspicious for ordinary people in the otherwise smooth experience
starting from the bootup ubuntu logo.

Tested on up-to-date Ubuntu 12.04 on an Intel IGD graphics netbook,
Intel Sandy Bridge laptop and Radeon HD 4670 (open drivers) desktop
machine. The video is from the sandy bridge one.

xorg is most certainly wrong but that what ubuntu-bug got me for
reporting "screen corruption" :) Might be plymouth, might be lightdm?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic 3.2.12
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Wed Mar 28 18:25:44 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120316)
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. UX31E
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-20-generic root=UUID=3a913d68-5aad-4ac9-9436-4798da5b8fc2 ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash drm.vblankoffdelay=1 i915.i915_enable_fbc=1 i915.lvds_downclock=1 i915.semaphores=1 pcie_aspm=force vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 01/20/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: UX31E.211
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: UX31E
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.:bvrUX31E.211:bd01/20/2012:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnUX31E:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnUX31E:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: UX31E
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu4
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

** Affects: oem-priority
     Importance: High
     Assignee: James M. Leddy (jm-leddy)
         Status: Triaged

** Affects: oem-priority/precise
     Importance: High
     Assignee: James M. Leddy (jm-leddy)
         Status: Triaged

** Affects: plymouth (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
     Assignee: Brian Murray (brian-murray)
         Status: Triaged


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 corruption precise resolution ubuntu
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Text mode shown briefly with various "cryptic" texts when logging out or shutting down
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/967229
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