When I ran "update-grub" after editing the grub.conf file to have GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="nomodeset" written in it, the screen turned to black and displayed the running taks with the green "OK" letters next to them
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Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ubuntu |
Incomplete
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
When I ran "sudo update-grub" after changing the line in grub.conf to be "GRUB_CMDLINE_
Expected Results:
The command runs but the screen does not turn black until I initiate a shutdown/reboot
Actual Results:
The screen turns black and the startup tasks and status appear over a black background, as it would when I push the up key when ubuntu starts up.
This issue occurred at around 3:47 PM, EDT, on November 29, 2019.
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
Release: 18.04
plymouth:
Installed: 0.9.3-1ubuntu7.
Candidate: 0.9.3-1ubuntu7.
Version table:
*** 0.9.3-1ubuntu7.
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
0.9.3-1ubuntu7 500
500 http://
mutter:
Installed: 3.28.4-
Candidate: 3.28.4-
Version table:
*** 3.28.4-
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
3.
500 http://
xorg:
Installed: 1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1
Candidate: 1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1
Version table:
*** 1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1 500
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
1:
500 http://
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: plymouth 0.9.3-1ubuntu7.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.9
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/boot.log'
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Dec 6 14:55:00 2019
DefaultPlymouth: /usr/share/
MachineType: Gateway DX4860
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /usr/share/
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/01/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P02-A1
dmi.board.name: IPISB-VR
dmi.board.vendor: Gateway
dmi.board.version: 1.01
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gateway
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.family: Gateway Desktop
dmi.product.name: DX4860
dmi.sys.vendor: Gateway
affects: | plymouth (Ubuntu) → ubuntu |
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