Public bug reported: I see this when I boot (I got it by running the dmesg command): [ 7.631865] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (173) terminated with status 1 [ 7.632154] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning [ 7.670080] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (183) terminated with status 1 [ 7.670443] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning [ 7.706173] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (186) terminated with status 1 [ 7.706534] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning
I don't know if plymouth-upstart-bridge is supposed to be running at all time but it doesn't on my machine: bbigras@ubuntunew:~$ ps ax | grep plymouth-upstart-bridge 8784 pts/2 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto plymouth-upstart-bridge ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: plymouth 0.8.8-0ubuntu17 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Apr 18 12:04:00 2014 DefaultPlymouth: Error: command ['readlink', '/etc/alternatives/default.plymouth'] failed with exit code 1: InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-21 (86 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130820.2) Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1: unable to initialize libusb: -99 MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname--vg-root ro ProcFB: 0 svgadrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname--vg-root ro SourcePackage: plymouth TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-18 (0 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 10/13/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD dmi.bios.version: 6.00 dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation dmi.board.version: None dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd10/13/2009:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform dmi.product.version: None dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc. mtime.conffile..etc.init.plymouth.stop.conf: 2014-04-18T09:37:28.562680 ** Affects: plymouth (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1309617 Title: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (189) terminated with status 1 at boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/1309617/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs