[Bug 556502] [NEW] mode change on bootup hides console messages

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Description:    Ubuntu lucid (development branch)
Release:        10.04
Server Installation

Package: plymouth                          0.8.1-4ubuntu1

I have removed plymouth-* so that I have a chance to see the boot-time
console messages.

I assume that plymouth is involved in causing a (video) mode change
(higher resolution) shortly before the login prompt appears (text mode).
This mode change causes all the boot messages to dissappear. If the boot
process gets stuck, it is all but impossible to determine the cause. The
asynchronous nature of upstart will still cause the mode change to
happen.

What I expect instead:

I expect to be able to add one of the following parameters (any would be fine) to the kernel, and so disable any video changing whatsoever, whether it be a plymouth overlay or a mode change:
- vga=normal
- nosplash
- debug

Applying these parameters causes absolutely no change. The mode change
still happens.

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Won't Fix

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mode change on bootup hides console messages
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/556502
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