[Bug 770371] Re: Splash screen in text mode at boot up

[Lekensteyn]

Aha, I've found a work-around for the problem described in my previous
post (#3). The goal is to load the `i915` driver before loading
plymouth.

Create file in `/etc/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-top` named "load-
intel". (any name would suffice, just make sure that the name comes
before "plymouth". "paaa" would be ok, "pzzz" not.)

Next, set the permissions to 755 and update the ramdisk by running `sudo
update-initramfs -u`.

This has to be done once. If it did not work, remove the file and run
`sudo update-initramfs -u` again.

A single command that does the above:

printf '#!/bin/sh\n# Workaround bug #770371\nmodprobe i915\n' |\
sudo tee /etc/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-top/load-intel >/dev/null\
&& sudo chmod 755 /etc/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-top/load-intel\
&& sudo update-initramfs -u


** Changed in: plymouth (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Splash screen in text mode at boot up

Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: plymouth

  Upgraded to Kubuntu 11.04 and noticed that the splash screen was in text mode where it was working with 10.10. The splash screen shown at shut down works. Using Intel mobile 945GME.
  lspci:
  00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
          Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 022f
          Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
          Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
          Latency: 0
          Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
          Region 0: Memory at 98280000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
          Region 1: I/O ports at 60f0 [size=8]
          Region 2: Memory at 80000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
          Region 3: Memory at 98300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
          Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
          Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
                  Address: 00000000  Data: 0000
          Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
                  Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
                  Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
          Kernel driver in use: i915
          Kernel modules: intelfb, i915

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu22
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Apr 25 17:23:59 2011
  DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/kubuntu-logo/kubuntu-logo.plymouth
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  MachineType: Acer Aspire one
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=e4864edf-7cd6-4c8a-b697-039216d05c63 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: plymouth
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/kubuntu-text/kubuntu-text.plymouth
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-25 (0 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 11/28/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
  dmi.bios.version: V1.25
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Aspire one
  dmi.board.vendor: Acer
  dmi.board.version: V1.25
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
  dmi.chassis.version: V1.25
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.25:bd11/28/2009:svnAcer:pnAspireone:pvrV1.25:rvnAcer:rnAspireone:rvrV1.25:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.25:
  dmi.product.name: Aspire one
  dmi.product.version: V1.25
  dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

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