[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-19 Thread Steve Langasek
manny, this bug report is about having a flicker-free transition between plymouth and lightdm. There may be other sources of flickering on some systems, but these are separate issues. Please file bug reports with 'ubuntu-bug' for the issues you're encountering. The kinds of regressions we would

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-19 Thread manny
made some more test reboots and sometimes it gets even worse (plymouth changes resolution for no apparent reason and trows a bunch of console text in different colors..) God i hate buggy plymouth... probably the most unpolished and buggy part of ubuntu. -- You received this bug notification beca

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-19 Thread manny
still have some flickers.. (radeon) fix released should read "improvement released", but launchpad doesn't have that option yet. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/849954 Title: FFe: ena

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-19 Thread Martin Pitt
For the record, I reviewed this, belatedly +1 from me. ** Changed in: ubuntu-flicker-free-boot Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/849954 Title: FFe: en

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-19 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package plymouth - 0.8.2-2ubuntu26 --- plymouth (0.8.2-2ubuntu26) oneiric; urgency=low * Add direct dependency on ttf-dejavu-core since that's the font used in the initramfs-tools hook, instead of trusting that fontconfig-config pulls in the right a

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-19 Thread Marc Deslauriers
Just tested this on a Thinkpad T61 with nouveau. Before the update, I get: - Purple grub screen - Corrupted plymouth screen - Text mode with text - Lightdm After the update I get: - Purple grub screen - Corrupted plymouth screen - Black screen - Lightdm So, looks like this is a slight improvemen

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-19 Thread Steve Langasek
Thanks, sounds like we've got good results with all major video drivers. Handing off to the release team to consider the freeze exception. ** Changed in: plymouth (Ubuntu Oneiric) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, whic

Re: [Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-19 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 10:34:34AM -, Sebastien Bacher wrote: > shouldn't that land for beta2 if it targets oneiric? Yes, we should certainly try to land this before beta2, but I still need testing from someone using nouveau. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough an

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-19 Thread Chris Coulson
Ok, I opened bug 853927 for that issue -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/849954 Title: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://b

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-19 Thread Chris Coulson
Hmmm, I tested this with the change to /etc/init/plymouth-stop.conf, but it makes no difference to me. I get a purple screen briefly, then several flickers with the cursor appearing a couple of times, and then I see lightdm (without ever seeing plymouth appear). But this was the case before as well

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-19 Thread Sebastien Bacher
shouldn't that land for beta2 if it targets oneiric? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/849954 Title: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-16 Thread John Johansen
On my lenovo x61t (intel grapics), with out cryptsetup adding "lightdm" to the special case in /etc/init/plymouth-stop.conf fixes the plymouth to lightdm transition. Specifically there is a flixer free transition where the cursor appears over the plymouth background, however there is a significant

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-16 Thread Michael Vogt
I tested this now with and without cryptsetup installed and noticed no difference. Flickerfree boot in both cases on my radeon system. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/849954 Title: FFe

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-14 Thread Michael Vogt
Yes, lightdm is used here on a Radeon HD 5500. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/849954 Title: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm To manage notifications about this bug go to: h

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-14 Thread Steve Langasek
And just to confirm, everyone here has lightdm configured, not gdm, right? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/849954 Title: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm To manage notificat

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-14 Thread Michael Vogt
I tested this with the radeon driver (no cryptsetup): [1.524529] [drm] Initialized radeon 2.10.0 20080528 for :01:00.0 on minor 0 and it works fine, no flickering. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-14 Thread Martin Pitt
** Also affects: ubuntu-flicker-free-boot Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/849954 Title: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm To manag

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-14 Thread Martin Pitt
I tested this on my X201 with Intel Arrandale, and on my Dell Mini 10 with an Intel 945, both without cryptsetup. This successfully got rid of the intermediate text screen, i. e. less boot flicker. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-14 Thread Didier Roche
on nvidia, closed-source driver : as expected, anything better or worse, still have a lot of text printed (at random places and overwriting themselves) above the plymouth low-resolution splash. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to U

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-14 Thread Steve Langasek
The linked branch implements the necessary one-liner change to the plymouth upstart jobs; hardware testing needed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/849954 Title: FFe: enable flicker-fre

[Bug 849954] Re: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm

2011-09-14 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:~vorlon/ubuntu/oneiric/plymouth/lightdm-integration -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/849954 Title: FFe: enable flicker-free boot with lightdm To manage notificatio