If I stop KDM it hangs on usplash (Kubuntu Edgy)

[Alberto Milone]

Binary package hint: kdm

If I log out of KDE, press CTRL+ALT+F1 and type "sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop" the splash screen shows up (and remains idle).

I have to press ALT+F1 to get back to the console.

This doesn't happen on Ubuntu and GDM. Only Kubuntu is affected by this bug.

I'm using Kubuntu Edgy with KDE 3.5.5 (I had the same problem on Dapper)

[Yuriy Kozlov (yuriy-kozlov)]

Thank you for reporting this bug.
Are you using an nvidia card with the nvidia driver?

This sounds like the duplicates of Bug 32389.

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

Yes, I do use the nvidia driver.

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

It's not the same problem as the one in the other bugreport.

And I can reproduce the problem even without using the "nvidia" driver e.g. using "nv"

[Kurt J. Bosch (kujub-deactivatedaccount)]

I confirm this on up to date feisty.

kdm starts usplash when it is terminating.

It should _not_ do that.

That should be done in some init-script like allready sayed here by someone else:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebase/+bug/34821/comments/11

I made some dirty patch for /etc/init.d/kdm

but it does not help when terminating kdm from its menu.

[Kurt J. Bosch (kujub-deactivatedaccount)]

additional workaround to get usplash on shutdown again
(unfortunately does some blinking)

Hope kdm will be fixed soon, so this stuff becomes unnecessary :-/

[Kurt J. Bosch (kujub-deactivatedaccount)]

Fixed version - usplash only when 'splash' is really in kernel boot paramteters.

[Kurt J. Bosch (kujub-deactivatedaccount)]

Additional comment:
usplash_down seems to be invoked by /etc/init.d/sendsigs too on reboot and shutdown, but _after_ all services are stopped and all remaining processes are terminated - which is nearly useless as it is too late IMHO.

[Anthony Mercatante (tonio)]

kdebase (4:3.5.7-1ubuntu4) gutsy; urgency=low

  * Removed kubuntu_55_kdm_usplash_down.diff, usplash is now launched
    via the kdm.init script, modified to launch usplash_down
    (Fixes LP: #83727 and LP: #34821)
  * Added kbuntu_97_khotkeys_alt_print_shortcut.diff, capture a window
    with khotkeys with alt+print
  * Fixed kubuntu_76_kickermedia.diff. Fix from Frode M. Døving <email address hidden>
    (Fixes LP: #116021)
  * Added kubuntu_98_icon_alignement.diff
    (Fixes LP: #90801)

 -- Anthony Mercatante <email address hidden> Thu, 31 May 2007 13:00:24 +0200