plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ply-event-loop.c:742: ply_event_loop_watch_fd: Assertion `fd >= 0' failed.

[vlotho]

toto@pc5:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Saucy Salamander (development branch)
Release: 13.10
toto@pc5:~$ apt-cache policy plymouth
plymouth:
  Installé : 0.8.8-0ubuntu8
  Candidat : 0.8.8-0ubuntu8
 Table de version :
 *** 0.8.8-0ubuntu8 0
        500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: plymouth 0.8.8-0ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.10.0-6.17-generic 3.10.3
Uname: Linux 3.10.0-6-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
AssertionMessage: plymouthd: ply-event-loop.c:742: ply_event_loop_watch_fd: Assertion `fd >= 0' failed.
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Mon Aug 5 16:30:26 2013
DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
ExecutablePath: /sbin/plymouthd
ExecutableTimestamp: 1375347334
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-24 (73 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130421)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP31-DS3L
MarkForUpload: True
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.10.0-6-generic root=UUID=8bcbc64e-864b-4dce-ab1e-731c3916d0e0 ro recovery nomodeset
ProcCmdline: @sbin/plymouthd --mode=boot --attach-to-session
ProcCwd: /
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
ProcFB:

ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.10.0-6-generic root=UUID=8bcbc64e-864b-4dce-ab1e-731c3916d0e0 ro recovery nomodeset
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: plymouth
StacktraceTop:
 __assert_fail_base (fmt=0x7f84367193b8 "%s%s%s:%u: %s%sAssertion `%s' failed.\n%n", assertion=assertion@entry=0x7f8436b7a9c6 "fd >= 0", file=file@entry=0x7f8436b7a8e0 "ply-event-loop.c", line=line@entry=742, function=function@entry=0x7f8436b7b7b0 "ply_event_loop_watch_fd") at assert.c:92
 __GI___assert_fail (assertion=0x7f8436b7a9c6 "fd >= 0", file=0x7f8436b7a8e0 "ply-event-loop.c", line=742, function=0x7f8436b7b7b0 "ply_event_loop_watch_fd") at assert.c:101
 ply_event_loop_watch_fd () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libply.so.2
 ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/plymouth/renderers/frame-buffer.so
 ply_event_loop_process_pending_events () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libply.so.2
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
Title: plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ply-event-loop.c:742: ply_event_loop_watch_fd: Assertion `fd >= 0' failed.
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 05/22/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: FDc
dmi.board.name: EP31-DS3L
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrFDc:bd05/22/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnEP31-DS3L:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnEP31-DS3L:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: EP31-DS3L
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1009238, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[miked (miked11)]

root@ubuntu:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch)
Release: 15.04
Codename: vivid
root@ubuntu:~# uname -mrs
Linux 3.18.0-12-generic x86_64
root@ubuntu:~#
I $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade my Wubi based Ubuntu installtion.