Public bug reported:
On a riscv64 virtual machine with Xubuntu desktop on Ubuntu 25.10 there
is no graphical output from plymouth.
Journalctl shows this information:
Aug 10 09:04:04 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: plymouth-quit-wait.service: Deactivated
successfully.
Aug 10 09:04:04 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Stopped plymouth-quit-wait.service -
Hold until boot process finishes up.
Aug 10 09:04:04 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Starting plymouth-reboot.service - Show
Plymouth Reboot Screen...
Aug 10 09:04:05 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Started plymouth-reboot.service - Show
Plymouth Reboot Screen.
Aug 10 09:04:05 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Starting
plymouth-switch-root-initramfs.service - Tell Plymouth To Jump To initramfs...
Aug 10 09:04:06 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Finished
plymouth-switch-root-initramfs.service - Tell Plymouth To Jump To initramfs.
Aug 10 09:04:19 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Starting plymouth-start.service - Show
Plymouth Boot Screen...
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouth[532]: 00:01:00.848
../src/libply/ply-event-loop.c:765:ply_event_loop_stop_watchin: stopping
watching fd 6
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouth[532]: 00:01:00.851
../src/libply/ply-event-loop.c:781:ply_event_loop_stop_watchin: removing
destination for fd 6
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouth[532]: 00:01:00.856
../src/libply/ply-event-loop.c:765:ply_event_loop_stop_watchin: stopping
watching fd 6
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouth[532]: 00:01:00.856
../src/libply/ply-event-loop.c:781:ply_event_loop_stop_watchin: removing
destination for fd 6
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouth[532]: 00:01:00.857
../src/client/ply-boot-client.c:822:ply_boot_client_detach_fro: detaching from
event loop
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.539
../src/libply/ply-utils.c:1232:ply_get_kernel_command_line : opening
/proc/cmdline
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.545
../src/libply/ply-utils.c:1240:ply_get_kernel_command_line : reading kernel
command line
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.545
../src/libply/ply-utils.c:1259:ply_get_kernel_command_line : Kernel command
line is: 'BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.16.0+
root=UUID=171edd56-ad1d-4ca9-8f9d-503b05bdc840 ro quiet splash
crashkernel=2G-4G:320M,4G-32G:512M,32G-64G:1024M,64G-128G:2048M,128G-:4096M
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: '
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.548
../src/libply/ply-utils.c:1355:ply_get_primary_kernel_console_: opening
/proc/consoles
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.551
../src/main.c:2144:initialize_environment : initializing
minimal work environment
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.551
../src/main.c:2156:initialize_environment : checking if
'/dev/tty1' exists
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.552
../src/main.c:2011:check_verbosity : checking if
tracing should be enabled
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.553
../src/main.c:2063:check_verbosity : tracing
shouldn't be enabled!
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.553
../src/main.c:2087:check_logging : checking if
console messages should be redirected and logged
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.554
../src/main.c:2099:check_logging : logging will be
enabled!
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.554
../src/main.c:2171:initialize_environment : source built on
Aug 4 2025
Aug 10 09:04:19 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Started plymouth-start.service - Show
Plymouth Boot Screen.
Aug 10 09:04:24 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Starting plymouth-read-write.service -
Tell Plymouth To Write Out Runtime Data...
Aug 10 09:04:24 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Finished plymouth-read-write.service -
Tell Plymouth To Write Out Runtime Data.
Aug 10 09:06:32 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Starting plymouth-quit-wait.service -
Hold until boot process finishes up...
Aug 10 09:06:33 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Finished plymouth-quit-wait.service -
Hold until boot process finishes up.
---
ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: riscv64
CasperMD5json:
{
"result": "skip"
}
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
DefaultPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/xubuntu-logo/xubuntu-logo.plymouth
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-06-21 (50 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 25.10 "Questing Quokka" - Daily riscv64
(20250620)
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0627:0001 Adomax Technology Co., Ltd QEMU Tablet
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0627:0001 Adomax Technology Co., Ltd QEMU Tablet
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Lsusb-t:
/: Bus 001.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/15p, 480M
|__ Port 001: Dev 002, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid,
480M
|__ Port 002: Dev 003, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid,
480M
/: Bus 002.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/15p, 5000M
MachineType: QEMU QEMU Virtual Machine
Package: plymouth 24.004.60+git20250714.287ae4de-0ubuntu1 [modified:
usr/lib/systemd/system/plymouth-start.service]
PackageArchitecture: riscv64
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.16.0+
root=UUID=171edd56-ad1d-4ca9-8f9d-503b05bdc840 ro quiet splash
crashkernel=2G-4G:320M,4G-32G:512M,32G-64G:1024M,64G-128G:2048M,128G-:4096M
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-256color
ProcFB: 0 virtio_gpudrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.16.0+
root=UUID=171edd56-ad1d-4ca9-8f9d-503b05bdc840 ro quiet splash
crashkernel=2G-4G:320M,4G-32G:512M,32G-64G:1024M,64G-128G:2048M,128G-:4096M
Tags: questing
TextPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/xubuntu-text/xubuntu-text.plymouth
Uname: Linux 6.16.0+ riscv64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: N/A
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 06/11/2025
dmi.bios.release: 0.0
dmi.bios.vendor: Ubuntu distribution of EDK II
dmi.bios.version: 2025.02-8ubuntu1
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: QEMU
dmi.chassis.version: virt
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnUbuntudistributionofEDKII:bvr2025.02-8ubuntu1:bd06/11/2025:br0.0:svnQEMU:pnQEMUVirtualMachine:pvrvirt:cvnQEMU:ct1:cvrvirt:sku:
dmi.product.name: QEMU Virtual Machine
dmi.product.version: virt
dmi.sys.vendor: QEMU
---
ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: riscv64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
DefaultPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/xubuntu-logo/xubuntu-logo.plymouth
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-06-21 (50 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 25.10 "Questing Quokka" - Daily riscv64
(20250620)
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0627:0001 Adomax Technology Co., Ltd QEMU Tablet
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0627:0001 Adomax Technology Co., Ltd QEMU Tablet
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Lsusb-t:
/: Bus 001.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/15p, 480M
|__ Port 001: Dev 002, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid,
480M
|__ Port 002: Dev 003, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid,
480M
/: Bus 002.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/15p, 5000M
MachineType: QEMU QEMU Virtual Machine
Package: plymouth 24.004.60+git20250714.287ae4de-0ubuntu1 [modified:
usr/lib/systemd/system/plymouth-start.service]
PackageArchitecture: riscv64
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.16.0+
root=UUID=171edd56-ad1d-4ca9-8f9d-503b05bdc840 ro quiet splash
crashkernel=2G-4G:320M,4G-32G:512M,32G-64G:1024M,64G-128G:2048M,128G-:4096M
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-256color
ProcFB: 0 virtio_gpudrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.16.0+
root=UUID=171edd56-ad1d-4ca9-8f9d-503b05bdc840 ro quiet splash
crashkernel=2G-4G:320M,4G-32G:512M,32G-64G:1024M,64G-128G:2048M,128G-:4096M
Tags: questing
TextPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/xubuntu-text/xubuntu-text.plymouth
Uname: Linux 6.16.0+ riscv64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: N/A
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 06/11/2025
dmi.bios.release: 0.0
dmi.bios.vendor: Ubuntu distribution of EDK II
dmi.bios.version: 2025.02-8ubuntu1
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: QEMU
dmi.chassis.version: virt
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnUbuntudistributionofEDKII:bvr2025.02-8ubuntu1:bd06/11/2025:br0.0:svnQEMU:pnQEMUVirtualMachine:pvrvirt:cvnQEMU:ct1:cvrvirt:sku:
dmi.product.name: QEMU Virtual Machine
dmi.product.version: virt
dmi.sys.vendor: QEMU
** Affects: plymouth (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-collected questing
** Tags added: apport-collected questing
** Description changed:
On a riscv64 virtual machine with Xubuntu desktop on Ubuntu 25.10 there
is no graphical output from plymouth.
Journalctl shows this information:
Aug 10 09:04:04 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: plymouth-quit-wait.service:
Deactivated successfully.
Aug 10 09:04:04 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Stopped plymouth-quit-wait.service -
Hold until boot process finishes up.
Aug 10 09:04:04 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Starting plymouth-reboot.service -
Show Plymouth Reboot Screen...
Aug 10 09:04:05 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Started plymouth-reboot.service -
Show Plymouth Reboot Screen.
Aug 10 09:04:05 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Starting
plymouth-switch-root-initramfs.service - Tell Plymouth To Jump To initramfs...
Aug 10 09:04:06 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Finished
plymouth-switch-root-initramfs.service - Tell Plymouth To Jump To initramfs.
Aug 10 09:04:19 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Starting plymouth-start.service -
Show Plymouth Boot Screen...
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouth[532]: 00:01:00.848
../src/libply/ply-event-loop.c:765:ply_event_loop_stop_watchin: stopping
watching fd 6
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouth[532]: 00:01:00.851
../src/libply/ply-event-loop.c:781:ply_event_loop_stop_watchin: removing
destination for fd 6
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouth[532]: 00:01:00.856
../src/libply/ply-event-loop.c:765:ply_event_loop_stop_watchin: stopping
watching fd 6
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouth[532]: 00:01:00.856
../src/libply/ply-event-loop.c:781:ply_event_loop_stop_watchin: removing
destination for fd 6
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouth[532]: 00:01:00.857
../src/client/ply-boot-client.c:822:ply_boot_client_detach_fro: detaching from
event loop
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.539
../src/libply/ply-utils.c:1232:ply_get_kernel_command_line : opening
/proc/cmdline
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.545
../src/libply/ply-utils.c:1240:ply_get_kernel_command_line : reading kernel
command line
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.545
../src/libply/ply-utils.c:1259:ply_get_kernel_command_line : Kernel command
line is: 'BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.16.0+
root=UUID=171edd56-ad1d-4ca9-8f9d-503b05bdc840 ro quiet splash
crashkernel=2G-4G:320M,4G-32G:512M,32G-64G:1024M,64G-128G:2048M,128G-:4096M
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: '
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.548
../src/libply/ply-utils.c:1355:ply_get_primary_kernel_console_: opening
/proc/consoles
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.551
../src/main.c:2144:initialize_environment : initializing
minimal work environment
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.551
../src/main.c:2156:initialize_environment : checking if
'/dev/tty1' exists
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.552
../src/main.c:2011:check_verbosity : checking if
tracing should be enabled
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.553
../src/main.c:2063:check_verbosity : tracing
shouldn't be enabled!
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.553
../src/main.c:2087:check_logging : checking if
console messages should be redirected and logged
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.554
../src/main.c:2099:check_logging : logging will be
enabled!
Aug 10 09:04:20 vmrv64outer plymouthd[529]: 00:01:00.554
../src/main.c:2171:initialize_environment : source built on
Aug 4 2025
Aug 10 09:04:19 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Started plymouth-start.service - Show
Plymouth Boot Screen.
Aug 10 09:04:24 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Starting plymouth-read-write.service
- Tell Plymouth To Write Out Runtime Data...
Aug 10 09:04:24 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Finished plymouth-read-write.service
- Tell Plymouth To Write Out Runtime Data.
Aug 10 09:06:32 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Starting plymouth-quit-wait.service -
Hold until boot process finishes up...
Aug 10 09:06:33 vmrv64outer systemd[1]: Finished plymouth-quit-wait.service -
Hold until boot process finishes up.
+ ---
+ ProblemType: Bug
+ ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu1
+ Architecture: riscv64
+ CasperMD5json:
+ {
+ "result": "skip"
+ }
+ CurrentDesktop: XFCE
+ DefaultPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/xubuntu-logo/xubuntu-logo.plymouth
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
+ InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-06-21 (50 days ago)
+ InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 25.10 "Questing Quokka" - Daily riscv64
(20250620)
+ Lsusb:
+ Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
+ Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0627:0001 Adomax Technology Co., Ltd QEMU Tablet
+ Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0627:0001 Adomax Technology Co., Ltd QEMU Tablet
+ Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
+ Lsusb-t:
+ /: Bus 001.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/15p, 480M
+ |__ Port 001: Dev 002, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device,
Driver=usbhid, 480M
+ |__ Port 002: Dev 003, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device,
Driver=usbhid, 480M
+ /: Bus 002.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/15p, 5000M
+ MachineType: QEMU QEMU Virtual Machine
+ Package: plymouth 24.004.60+git20250714.287ae4de-0ubuntu1 [modified:
usr/lib/systemd/system/plymouth-start.service]
+ PackageArchitecture: riscv64
+ ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.16.0+
root=UUID=171edd56-ad1d-4ca9-8f9d-503b05bdc840 ro quiet splash
crashkernel=2G-4G:320M,4G-32G:512M,32G-64G:1024M,64G-128G:2048M,128G-:4096M
+ ProcEnviron:
+ LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+ PATH=(custom, no user)
+ SHELL=/bin/bash
+ TERM=xterm-256color
+ ProcFB: 0 virtio_gpudrmfb
+ ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.16.0+
root=UUID=171edd56-ad1d-4ca9-8f9d-503b05bdc840 ro quiet splash
crashkernel=2G-4G:320M,4G-32G:512M,32G-64G:1024M,64G-128G:2048M,128G-:4096M
+ Tags: questing
+ TextPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/xubuntu-text/xubuntu-text.plymouth
+ Uname: Linux 6.16.0+ riscv64
+ UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ UserGroups: N/A
+ _MarkForUpload: True
+ dmi.bios.date: 06/11/2025
+ dmi.bios.release: 0.0
+ dmi.bios.vendor: Ubuntu distribution of EDK II
+ dmi.bios.version: 2025.02-8ubuntu1
+ dmi.chassis.type: 1
+ dmi.chassis.vendor: QEMU
+ dmi.chassis.version: virt
+ dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnUbuntudistributionofEDKII:bvr2025.02-8ubuntu1:bd06/11/2025:br0.0:svnQEMU:pnQEMUVirtualMachine:pvrvirt:cvnQEMU:ct1:cvrvirt:sku:
+ dmi.product.name: QEMU Virtual Machine
+ dmi.product.version: virt
+ dmi.sys.vendor: QEMU
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