plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ply-renderer.c:327: ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head: Assertion `renderer != ((void *)0)' failed.

[Alan]

Errors Bucket
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https://errors.ubuntu.com/bucket/?id=/sbin/plymouthd%3Aplymouthd%3A%20ply-renderer.c%3A327%3A%20ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head%3A%20Assertion%20%60renderer%20!%3D%20%28%28void%20*%290%29%27%20failed.

Crash after login.

ProblemType: CrashDistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: plymouth 0.9.0-0ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.18.0-12.13-generic 3.18.4
Uname: Linux 3.18.0-12-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.15.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
AssertionMessage: plymouthd: ply-renderer.c:327: ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head: Assertion `renderer != ((void *)0)' failed.
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Wed Feb 4 10:11:35 2015
DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
ExecutablePath: /sbin/plymouthd
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-28 (68 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140417)
MachineType: Acer Aspire 5734Z
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.18.0-12-generic root=UUID=89a00a55-eacf-40cf-a8b1-9b61da1f893a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcCmdline: @sbin/plymouthd --mode=boot --attach-to-session
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.18.0-12-generic root=UUID=89a00a55-eacf-40cf-a8b1-9b61da1f893a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Signal: 6SourcePackage: plymouth
StacktraceTop:
 __assert_fail_base (fmt=0xb766a9d4 "%s%s%s:%u: %s%sAssertion `%s' failed.\n%n", assertion=assertion@entry=0xb76c8337 "renderer != ((void *)0)", file=file@entry=0xb76c8328 "ply-renderer.c", line=line@entry=327, function=function@entry=0xb76c87e0 "ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head") at assert.c:92
 __GI___assert_fail (assertion=0xb76c8337 "renderer != ((void *)0)", file=0xb76c8328 "ply-renderer.c", line=327, function=0xb76c87e0 "ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head") at assert.c:101
 ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libply-splash-core.so.4
 ply_pixel_display_draw_area () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libply-splash-core.so.4
 script_lib_sprite_refresh () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/plymouth/script.so
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
Title: plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ply-renderer.c:327: ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head: Assertion `renderer != ((void *)0)' failed.
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 04/25/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V1.06
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Aspire 5734Z
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: V1.06
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V1.06
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.06:bd04/25/2011:svnAcer:pnAspire5734Z:pvrV1.06:rvnAcer:rnAspire5734Z:rvrV1.06:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.06:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 5734Z
dmi.product.version: V1.06
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 __assert_fail_base (fmt=0xb766a9d4 "%s%s%s:%u: %s%sAssertion `%s' failed.\n%n", assertion=assertion@entry=0xb76c8337 "renderer != ((void *)0)", file=file@entry=0xb76c8328 "ply-renderer.c", line=line@entry=327, function=function@entry=0xb76c87e0 <__PRETTY_FUNCTION__.5835> "ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head") at assert.c:92
 __GI___assert_fail (assertion=0xb76c8337 "renderer != ((void *)0)", file=0xb76c8328 "ply-renderer.c", line=327, function=0xb76c87e0 <__PRETTY_FUNCTION__.5835> "ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head") at assert.c:101
 ply_renderer_get_buffer_for_head (renderer=0x0, head=0x997c398) at ply-renderer.c:327
 ply_pixel_display_draw_area (display=0x9978770, x=459, y=398, width=21, height=21) at ply-pixel-display.c:144
 draw_area (data=<optimized out>, height=<optimized out>, width=<optimized out>, y=<optimized out>, x=<optimized out>) at ./script-lib-sprite.c:537

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[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/1418014

[Courtenay (hdsheena)]

I just did a fresh install of Lubuntu 15.04 64-bit, and am seeing this bug.

[David Hofmann (l-david-s)]

I freshly installed Ubuntu 15.04 and there was no bug first but it appeared after I had done the upgrade.