Questions about Plymouth, the software which is responsible for the graphical bootsplash screen
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Help with Plymouth script please! :)
I am attempting to work around this problem:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1997417
on the hypothesis that the problem is a race condition between the boot sequence and '/' and my raid0 ...
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Mountall fails on startup
After Ubuntu boots, the tty1 Ctrl+Alt+F1 shows this:
Thegatorade-PC login: mountall: disconnected from Plymouth
mountall: Event failed
This happened after partitioning with gparted and ...
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Boot delay and mouse lag at login after Ubuntu 12.04 update
I am facing these weird problems after updating Ubuntu 12.04 with apt-get update && apt-get upgrade:
It takes too much time to come to the Plymouth theme after selecting Ubuntu from the grub ...
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12.04 splash screen freeze after upgrades [closed]
This is 12.04 LTS on an AMD A8-3870 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics.
Had 12.04 installed for a couple of weeks. Previously updated ~1 week ago.
Installed konqueror + available updates on 25/May ...
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How can I customize the Ubuntu boot up logo?
I am making a custom distribution, and have a question about the Ubuntu Logo with 5 dots displayed when booting up.
The Ubuntu-Logo-Script in the /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntutext folder has the word ...
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Plymouth boot screen not showing after enabling Nvidia drivers
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 with Wubi, When I first installed Ubuntu I could see the splash screen with the blinking dots, But after a couple of days it vanished (I've Nvidia drivers installed).
I ...
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After the update from synaptic I get stuck at the loading screen [closed]
I suppose that the Synaptic updated from ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04, because after I updated the packages in the synaptic, the update manager said that everything was up to date, and no box telling to ...
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ubuntu 12.04 stuck on splashscreen - not due to upgrade
All of a sudden when I startup my comp I'm stuck at the splash screen and never get anywhere. I'm on 12.04 but the upgrade isn't the problem as I've been running it without any problems so far.
I ...
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Stuck at Ubuntu 12.04 splash screen for 10 mins., then computer shuts itself down [closed]
Installed Ubuntu 12.04 to run alongside Windows XP. Can't get Ubuntu to work...it reaches the splash screen with the five red/white dots, but gets stuck there for 10+ minutes, then the computer shuts ...
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What happens if I disable and unistall Plymouth?
I have this problem with Plymouth, in wich it doesn't show up or, when it shows, with a awful resolution.
So, I wanted to uninstall Plymouth ( I found the package in Synaptics).
I'm using Ubuntu ...
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Ubuntu boots but gives no screen
I got Ubuntu 11.10, with gnome-shell as desktop manager, and whenever I boot(select ubuntu from grub, just so you know where we are) it gives no screen, and if I wait a minute orso, and press the ...
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12.04 LTS Live CD Splash Screen Hangs
i tried to put ubuntu 12.04 lts on a clean hard drive and when i try to boot to the cd the splash screen hangs. i've tried it on 3 different computers (all with 1 GB of ram). 11.10 Worked fine.
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How to recover splash screen
I am on 11.04.My Ubuntu splash screen was replaced by Kubuntu after I installed Kubuntu-desktop.I followed the answer of daniel kullmann by mistake in this askubuntu link and I lost splash screen.Now ...
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No splash screen after Nvidia propietary drivers
After installing nvidia propietary drivers, splash screen shows nothing but a thick bar on top of screen and everything black. It is the same color that splash screen is.
Enabling Nvidia driver ...
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12.04 Lightdm cannot login [closed]
I am experiencing a problem trying to login with lightdm: lightdm hangs after I insert password with message "loggin in". I've tried to restart it but the only workaround I've found is to reboot ...
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startup/shutdown screen / grub changed after installing xfce
I installed 12.04 right after release. Yesterday I tried Xfce4. First I tried to install it using
apt-get install xfce4 xfce4-goodies
This worked, except I didn't get Xubuntu theming. So I ...
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How to Boot with no splash screen
Ubuntu 11.10 desktop up to date (Gnome 3)
To prevent answers in haste, please notice that
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="" is set in /etc/default/grub
Tried also GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="acpi=off"
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Splash screen stopped appearing
I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04, and the splash screen does not appear anymore. Instead I have a black screen even if the system boots correctly.
Does any body knows how to fix this.
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How to enable plymouth bootscreen animation?
My netbook, running Lucid, can't display bootscreen animation. I want to know how to enable it.
My netbook is Acer Aspire One D260. Intel Atom N450, 1GB RAM and GMA 3150.
I know a tool called rcconf ...
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How to set a text theme for plymouth?
I have Ubuntu 12.04 (beta) and I want to set a text theme for Plymouth, because I need to read what commands the PC is running on shutdown (because it freezes when I shutdown it), but the method I ...
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How to restore plymouth default theme
I'm a newbie and I've got this issue:
My system has set up debian_5 theme but I want to get rid of it and restore the Ubuntu 11.10 default grub theme/splash/design (as you prefer) that is I think ...
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Removing the splash screen on shutdown an startup. I want to be able to see the processes (xubuntu 11.10) [duplicate]
I know this has been asked but on slightly different terms. I would like to remove it so that I can see the code behind. Not one off but every time it is shutdown and started.
Thaknk you in advance.
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How to safely remove or repair plymouth package?
I have a broken package... So far nothing horrible. The problem is that it is Plymouth, and it seems that if I remove it, I will remove half of the packages of my system... So here is my question: if ...
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How do I get the graphical bootsplash on my Macbook Air?
After upgrading to 12.04, the Plymouth bootsplash screen isn't present. Instead I get a text based version. How can I get the higher-resolution graphical Plymouth bootsplash back?
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Change the Ubuntu boot splash screen? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I customise my Plymouth theme?
How to change the ubuntu boot splash screen? I mean the one which comes up when you boot with the loading bar. I want to change ...
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Problems booting: No Splash image (just text) + I have to enter password twice [closed]
I have to enter the password 2 times on this computer with Ubuntu 11.10 and other one too. I type the password, press enter and it came back to login screen again! If I select to not ask for password ...
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How do I revert the Plymouth theme back to default after purging Kubuntu?
I recently installed the KDE Kubuntu desktop but after somehow working with i decided to use pure GNOME Ubuntu desktop again.I remove Kubuntu desktop and its packages completely but Kubuntu background ...
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Why can't my computer boot up and start X on its own? [closed]
(Fresh install)
My lenovo thinkpad w510 will not complete a startup without my intervention.
It will attempt to start up normally, but then the ubuntu loading splash would go away, and i'd get thrown ...
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Highlight the first entry and replace “quiet splash” with “nomodeset”-HOW DO I DO THAT? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to set nomodeset for installation?
The guide is from here: http://thedaneshproject.com/posts/ubuntu-11-04-blank-screen-on-boot-solved/
can someone explain to me how ...
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Plymouth splash not showing, purple and black on boot
I've got Ubuntu 11.10 on Asus machine with Nvidia G-Force 210M,...everything works fine, but bootscreen Plymouth splash does not show...
First time I've had big resolution logo so I Googled some ...
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Installed fglrx. Plymouth using text theme [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Enabling Nvidia driver messes up splash screen
My boot splash screen was fine with the open source drivers. I installed fglrx, rebooted, and it seems plymouth is using ...
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“mountall: Disconnected from Plymouth” error in VirtualBox
I installed Ubuntu (from the 11.10 Alternate CD, selecting "command-line only" mode before installing) in Virtualbox (Mac OS X Lion host) like I've done numerous times before. Installation finished ...
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freeze at ubuntu splash [closed]
I've been browsing the web about this problem but nothing worked so far.
I did some updates to my system so I could play mp3s and 4s on the videoplayer and after that videoplayer stoped working and ...
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How do deactivate plymouth boot screen?
Lately, booting Ubuntu on my desktop has become seriously slow. We're talking two minutes. It used to take 10-20 seconds. Because of plymouth, I can't see what's going on. I would like to deactivate ...
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10.10 to 11.04 upgrade unmet dependencies
I was trying to upgrade my system from 10.10 to 11.04.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
plymouth : Depends: libdrm-nouveau1a (>= 2.4.23) but it is not installed
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startup/shutting down screen showing Xubuntu's bootsplash and not Ubuntu's
I installed Xubuntu-desktop over Ubuntu 11.10 and now when I shutdown my system or start it up, I see Xubuntu's bootsplash screen. Is simply removing the plymouth theme for Xubuntu corrects the ...
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Purple start screen - no splash screen
After installing Ubuntu 11.10 on a new computer everything worked fine for a few weeks and now suddenly when starting up Ubuntu I get a blank purple screen with no "Ubuntu" splash and the 5 dots but ...
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Plymouth did not install properly
I was installing the plymouth manager in hopes of making a custom loading screen. While the terminal was working, my computer unexpectedly powered off. I can open up the manager and it appears to do ...
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Grub 2 splash screen isn't showing in hidden mode until I press a key
Using Lucid, in the form of Turnkey Core. I'm setting up Grub to boot into Windows by default, with an option to boot into Ubuntu as a recovery mode, with a script to restore a default image to the ...
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How can I disable the purple bootloader splash at boot?
This question has been answered before, but neither of the methods in the accepted answer worked for me on 11.10.
First I tried editing in /etc/default/grub, and then running sudo update-grub. But ...
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How do I run a custom animated bootscreen?
I want to create a new splash theme for Ubuntu 11.10 using a volcano theme, so when it boots the volcano erupts with lava (same for shutdown). Now I have my image (png) but obviously it does not ...
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How to remove Plymouth Boot Animation manager and keep the default boot screen
I am running Ubuntu 11.10 32-bit. Recently, I installed the Plymouth boot screen to change the boot animation. Now I would like to remove it. I want to revert to the default animation it was before I ...
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How do I customise my Plymouth theme?
i want to update my splash screen (when i boot or logoff), logo etc... to use the solar theme.
i did:
sudo apt-get install plymouth-theme-solar
then i went to the themes folder to customize it:
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Ubuntu stuck at plymouth boot splash
The title says it pretty much all. This is actually quite interesting. I set the timeout in grub2 to 0s. Now that Ubuntu does not boot, the grub menu appears.
I've tried booting in recovery mode, but ...
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Why does plymouth start so late?
It appears that starting with 11.04 Plymouth starts so late in the boot process. Sometimes I only have a split second to see it before it transitions to the login screen. This is the same for 11.10.
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How do I make custom bootsplash and wallpapers [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to customize live Ubuntu CD?
I would like to customize my Ubuntu install with my own Wallpaper.
I know where to change the wallpapers
I copy my wallpaper in ...
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How to remove and reset everything about burg, grub and plymouth
I'm a newbie to Ubuntu, and I'm using 11.10.
I used super boot manager and boot manager, and I messed a lot with burg, grub and plymouth till that whatever I do there will be no change to burg theme ...
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How to disable Plymouth?
apache ask for passphrase redirects to plymouth even when I'm remoted in using SSH and away from console.
How can I disabled plymouth?
Update: I did learn that I can sudo plymouth --quit and that ...
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Trouble with Plymouth and Suspend/Hibernate on a Dell Optiplex GX520
There are two symptoms apparently related to an ACPI issue on my computer, as none of these problems happen if I boot with ACPI=OFF (except then the system cannot shut itself off or, in the case of ...
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Failed to spawn hostname main process
I have a problem with my ubuntu 10.04.3 server.
After changing user home directory(usermod -m -d /home/username username) my system began work very strange. When try to use "ls -la" command, bash said ...
