Public bug reported: Plymouth fails to display graphical splash screens on 2018 ThinkPads, shows text mode dots animation instead.
I've noticed this on X1 Carbon G6 and X280. Plymouth just can't seem to display any graphical splash on them. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10 Package: plymouth 0.9.4git20190712-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.2.0-8.9-generic 5.2.0 Uname: Linux 5.2.0-8-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log' Date: Fri Aug 2 11:59:20 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-07-09 (23 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Alpha amd64 (20190709) MachineType: LENOVO 20KGS4XY00 ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.2.0-8-generic root=UUID=2a8c12a3-4d85-478a-8b6c-b31fe3dceae1 ro quiet splash psmouse.synaptics_intertouch=1 vt.handoff=7 ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.2.0-8-generic root=UUID=2a8c12a3-4d85-478a-8b6c-b31fe3dceae1 ro quiet splash psmouse.synaptics_intertouch=1 vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: plymouth TextPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/08/2018 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: N23ET59W (1.34 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 20KGS4XY00 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: SDK0J40697 WIN dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: None dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrN23ET59W(1.34):bd11/08/2018:svnLENOVO:pn20KGS4XY00:pvrThinkPadX1Carbon6th:rvnLENOVO:rn20KGS4XY00:rvrSDK0J40697WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNone: dmi.product.family: ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th dmi.product.name: 20KGS4XY00 dmi.product.sku: LENOVO_MT_20KG_BU_Think_FM_ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO ** Affects: plymouth (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug eoan flickerfreeboot ** Tags added: flickerfreeboot -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1838725 Title: Plymouth fails to display graphical splash screens on 2018 ThinkPads, shows text mode dots animation instead. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/1838725/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs