[Bug 2056526] Re: Plymouth's hidden console contains squares instead of bold text on live session shutdown

[Tim Richardson]

I am seeing this in Ubuntu 24.04.1, in an actual install on a
workstation with amd graphics and four monitors, but not on another
installs.

The problem occurs:
a) only in shutdown messages
b) only in the default bgrt theme
c) does not happen in other themes I have tried: spinner, ubuntu-gnome-logo, ubuntu-text all work

The problem is with systemd messages for characters which are bold

changing the font int he bgrt them makes no difference

AMD graphics, four monitors one them a 4K monitor in non-scaled mode
kisak mesa "fresh" in use

If I install to a external SSD, I can not reproduce it.


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Title:
  Plymouth's hidden console contains squares instead of bold text on
  live session shutdown

Status in plymouth package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Plymouth's hidden console contains squares instead of bold text on
  live session shutdown.

  You can see it by pressing Escape instead of Enter.

  It seems somewhat related to the fix for bug 1942987, which only
  preloads non-bold text for the live session shutdown splash.

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