[Bug 1066049] [NEW] No graphical boot screen on server installation

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement]

Public bug reported:

Quantal Server 20121012.1 amd64/i386

There is no graphical boot screen (ubuntu logo with white/orange
bullets) on server when installed from the ISO. The boot graphical boot
screen is displayed as expected if installation is done from netboot.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: plymouth 0.8.4-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDmesg: [   14.287575] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (654) killed by TERM signal
Date: Fri Oct 12 18:43:51 2012
DefaultPlymouth: Error: command ['readlink', '/etc/alternatives/default.plymouth'] failed with exit code 1:
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121012.1)
Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1: unable to initialize libusb: -99
MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=/dev/mapper/username-root ro
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=/dev/mapper/username-root ro
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH
dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:
dmi.product.name: VirtualBox
dmi.product.version: 1.2
dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug iso-testing qa-manual-testing quantal

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

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Title:
  No graphical boot screen on server installation

Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Quantal Server 20121012.1 amd64/i386

  There is no graphical boot screen (ubuntu logo with white/orange
  bullets) on server when installed from the ISO. The boot graphical
  boot screen is displayed as expected if installation is done from
  netboot.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: plymouth 0.8.4-0ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDmesg: [   14.287575] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (654) killed by TERM signal
  Date: Fri Oct 12 18:43:51 2012
  DefaultPlymouth: Error: command ['readlink', '/etc/alternatives/default.plymouth'] failed with exit code 1:
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121012.1)
  Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1: unable to initialize libusb: -99
  MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=/dev/mapper/username-root ro
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=/dev/mapper/username-root ro
  SourcePackage: plymouth
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006
  dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH
  dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:
  dmi.product.name: VirtualBox
  dmi.product.version: 1.2
  dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH

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