Comment 20 for bug 506717

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Claudio Moretti (flyingstar16) wrote : Re: [Bug 506717] Re: [Lucid] plymouth does not display when using nvidia drivers

Whoops, sounded strange:

root@Jarvis:~# cat /proc/fb
0 VGA16 VGA

On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 22:44, Steve Langasek
<email address hidden>wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:36:39PM -0000, Claudio Moretti wrote:
> > claudio@Jarvis:~$ sudo /proc/fb
> > [sudo] password for claudio:
> > sudo: /proc/fb: command not found
>
> This should be 'cat /proc/fb', not 'sudo /proc/fb'.
>
> Thanks,
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> [Lucid] plymouth does not display when using nvidia drivers
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/506717
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> Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> RELEASE: Lucid Lynx
> CD/DVD VARIANT: 32bit Xubuntu Alternate cd
> ISO BUILD: Xubuntu lucid-alternate-i386.iso dated 2010-01-12.2
> SYMPTOMS: After installing, using the "Guided partitioning using full disk
> with LVM Encryption", the installation completes normally. Remove the cd, as
> the system restarts. When the grub menu appears, the entry is blinking. As
> the timer counts down, the system appears to continue to start, but the
> screen goes black and remains black in all TTY's. The monitor has not
> shutdown, but the screens are black with no prompts.
>
> STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
> 1. install from daily image
> 2. Partition using Guided, full disk, using LVM with encryption for the
> partition menu.
> 3. Allow the installation to complete.
> 4. Restart when it tells you to.
> 5. Observe the Grub menu and watch the monitor go blank.
>
> The installation never asked for the PassPhrase, and perhaps it is hung
> waiting for input. It is not possible to tell with no prompts. Since it is
> an encrypted installation with no prompts, I can not get the log files.
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