Ubuntu boot splash problem blank purple screen without the normal ubuntu splash, then the ubuntu splash appears for a second then ubuntu login screen

[warren]

1) Ubuntu 12.04.1 i386 daily build Alternate install testing
2) plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu30
3) I expected the normal boot splash Ubuntu with dots underneath.
4) I got a purple screen instead of the normal boot splash then for second right before the login screen the normal boot splash appears. I have attached two photo images to this bug report one with the blank purple screen and the other with the resulting login screen. Since the normal boot splash only last for such a short period of time I could not get a photo of it.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu30
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic-pae 3.2.28
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
Architecture: i386
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 29.648015] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
 [ 62.148041] usb 5-1: new full-speed USB device number 2 using uhci_hcd
Date: Sun Oct 7 13:28:45 2012
DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20121007)
MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-31-generic-pae root=UUID=eb4d2235-1496-4029-9f21-d106846cf222 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-31-generic-pae root=UUID=eb4d2235-1496-4029-9f21-d106846cf222 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/04/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1024.001
dmi.board.name: P4C800-E
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1024.001:bd08/04/2005:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnP4C800-E:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1063375

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

This is the expected behavior. The purple screen is loaded as soon as grub starts; the boot logo is loaded only once the kernel video drivers are available, which is comparatively much later in the boot. See bug #540801.