Kubuntu Alpha's

[Goh Lip]

Sascha Güthling wrote:

>>At least for me it can't be autologon since I don't have it activated.

I wrote:

> Since you don't have autologin, it is logical this autologin should not 
> be a cause of the problem. But when I revert to passwordless autologin, 
> the problem reappears, and when I disable this, the problem goes away. 
> Therefore it is also logical that autologin causes this problem. 
> Strange, it would be interesting to find out the cause of this problem.


Refer to article on latest alpha of Karmic

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1534043/ubuntu-releases-alpha

<quote>

> The first thing that Ubuntu users will notice is that there is no  
> more Usplash. The boot splash screen has disappeared as part of a  cunning plan to speed up boot times.

> Instead the machine will go from the BIOS POST to an X-based splash 
> screen which looks like a blind brown cylon licking its lips. 
> From there it goes to the optional log in screen to xsplash again.

<unquote>

So I guess the problem is the transition to remove usplash where
autologin is part of the optional log in screen.


But the issue I like to bring up is this. Even with the latest upgrades,
the usplash is still here. I have a nigging feeling that if I were to
download and install the latest alpha, it would not have the usplash
screen (and autologin will not be an issue). This suspicion is also from
my past experience where a reinstallation of some kubuntu version is
somewhat different from my previous installation of same version where I
had faithfully updated and upgraded through various alpha's.

Does anybody have any comment?

Regards,
Goh Lip