Results:
Ctrl Alt F1 : OK
Log in : OK
sudo -s : OK
grep splash /proc/cmdline : OK (Returned nothing and gave me a new prompt)
service lightdm stop : OK (Something like "lightdm stopping/waiting", then new prompt)
plymouthd --mode=shutdown : OK
plymouth show-splash : OK (Gave me what I would have seen when pressing Esc on a normal splash screen, but stopped on "Stopping system V runlevel compatibility [OK]. I then pressed Ctrl Alt F1)
Ctrl Alt F1 : OK
plymouth quit : OK
service lightdm start : OK (Got me into the Unity greeter like on a usual boot.)
Ok done!
Results:
Ctrl Alt F1 : OK
Log in : OK
sudo -s : OK
grep splash /proc/cmdline : OK (Returned nothing and gave me a new prompt)
service lightdm stop : OK (Something like "lightdm stopping/waiting", then new prompt)
plymouthd --mode=shutdown : OK
plymouth show-splash : OK (Gave me what I would have seen when pressing Esc on a normal splash screen, but stopped on "Stopping system V runlevel compatibility [OK]. I then pressed Ctrl Alt F1)
Ctrl Alt F1 : OK
plymouth quit : OK
service lightdm start : OK (Got me into the Unity greeter like on a usual boot.)