plymouthd: ply-keyboard.c assertion failed

[Mike Bianchi]

I see the following line on the console

plymouthd: ply-keyboard.c:384: ply_keyboard_watch_for_input: Assertion `keyboard != ((void *)0)' failed.

I have not found any core file.

[Mike Bianchi (mbianchi-foveal)]

What does this mean?
Not a bug?
Not a problem?
        Mike

On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 09:20:45AM -0000, Scott James Remnant wrote:
> ** Project changed: upstart => null
>
> ** Changed in: null
> Status: New => Invalid
>
> ** Also affects: plymouth (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
> --
> plymouthd: ply-keyboard.c assertion failed
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/586076
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> Status in NULL Project: Invalid
> Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> I see the following line on the console
>
> plymouthd: ply-keyboard.c:384: ply_keyboard_watch_for_input: Assertion `keyboard != ((void *)0)' failed.
>
> I have not found any core file.
>
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[Blastoff (wolph)]

I also get the above assertion error at start-up.

I have a Logitech keyboard and Logitech mouse connected to PS/2 ports and a Microsoft wireless USB dongle that I use for another mouse. There is also a keyboard that's supposed to go along with the MS wireless thing but that is not present.

I have
init='/sbin/init --verbose' ro nosplash
set as boot options, which may be necessary to see the error flash by.

[Blastoff (wolph)]

Using Lucid Lynx BTW

[stiV (stefan-wehinger)]

There is a similar fedora bug report. I too see this error (when adding --verbose), no idea where it's coming from.
I did try to boot using a debian initramfs, it works there...
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=604927

[Hobson Lane (hobs)]

Identical error on Lucid Lynx (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, dully updated to 2.6.32-24-generic) on Dell Inspiron laptop.
This may be related to an upstart problem. Upstart fails to launch some daemons like apache and mysql on my laptop ever since upgrade of kernel and some failed hibernation/suspend/resume cycles.