and plymouth is running for both of you after the X server starts? How are you starting the X server? If X is started by gdm, gdm is supposed to stop plymouth before taking over the console.
** Changed in: plymouth (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/597673 Title: plymouth picking up the keyboard -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs