[Bug 586112] [NEW] terminal fail if VDU unavailable at boot time

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Binary package hint: plymouth

after aptitude full-upgrade from 8.0.4

if I boot with the monitor unplugged, deselected on my KVM switch, or
turned off, then the virtual consoles don't come up

/usr/bin/reset is unable to determine the type of the VCs and after a
while something happens that makes writes to them fail.

with the monitor connected I get this

[   10.706513] [drm] set up 31M of stolen space
[   10.827257] fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device
[   10.827260] registered panic notifier
[   10.827336] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20080730 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0
[   10.830135] kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
[   10.830362] EXT3 FS on sda2, internal journal
[   10.830369] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
[   10.945596] vga16fb: initializing
[   10.945600] vga16fb: mapped to 0xc00a0000
[   10.945603] vga16fb: not registering due to another framebuffer present
[   10.992842]   alloc irq_desc for 27 on node -1
[   10.992845]   alloc kstat_irqs on node -1

with it disconnected I get this:

[   15.836429] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[   15.874241] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
[   16.409988] i915 0000:00:02.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[   16.409994] i915 0000:00:02.0: setting latency timer to 64
[   16.412920]   alloc irq_desc for 26 on node -1
[   16.412923]   alloc kstat_irqs on node -1
[   16.412932] i915 0000:00:02.0: irq 26 for MSI/MSI-X
[   16.476014] No connectors reported connected with modes
[   16.476110] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20080730 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0
[   16.629093] vga16fb: initializing
[   16.629096] vga16fb: mapped to 0xc00a0000
[   16.629149] fb0: VGA16 VGA frame buffer device
[   16.742722] kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
[   16.742973] EXT3 FS on sda2, internal journal
[   16.742981] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
[   16.820725]   alloc irq_desc for 27 on node -1
[   16.820727]   alloc kstat_irqs on node -1

while the intel video chip supports several connectors only one is
fitted on the motherboard.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu May 27 09:59:21 2010
DefaultPlymouth: Error: command ['readlink', '/etc/alternatives/default.plymouth'] failed with exit code 1:
Lsusb:
 Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcCmdLine: auto BOOT_IMAGE=Linux ro root=LABEL=KIOSK_ROOT quiet splash video=640x480
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en
 LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 VGA16 VGA
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: Error: command ['readlink', '/etc/alternatives/text.plymouth'] failed with exit code 1:
dmi.bios.date: 01/06/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0404
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5G41T-M LX
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0404:bd01/06/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5G41T-MLX:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid
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terminal fail if VDU unavailable at boot time
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/586112
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