plymouthd keeps running after entering into kdm (not with gdm)

[Daniel Hahler]

Binary package hint: plymouth

The following process is still running after having entered into kdm:
    root 347 0.3 0.2 7672 6200 ? S 18:14 0:01 /sbin/plymouthd --mode=boot --attach-to-session --pid-file=/dev/.initramfs/plymouth.pid

According to #plymouth on IRC, this should not be the case, and it does not happen when using GDM instead of KDM.

On a related note, X tends to get restarted sometimes after boot, most likely when pressing Enter for the first time (e.g. during entering the login credentials in kdm/gdm, or having opened a Konsole and executing a command after login).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-19.28-generic 2.6.35.3
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-19-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Sep 1 18:22:52 2010
DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 045e:00db Microsoft Corp. Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 V1.0
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1a7c:0068
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.35-19-generic root=/dev/mapper/fastrcvg-rootlv ro resume=/dev/fastrcvg/swaplv quiet nopat
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=de_DE:de:en_US:en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/zsh
ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
dmi.bios.date: 03/08/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F9c
dmi.board.name: NF-CK804
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF9c:bd03/08/2007:svn:pn:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnNF-CK804:rvrx.x:cvn:ct3:cvr:

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

This must be a regression somewhere in kdm for failing to kill plymouth. It's the DM's responsibility to stop plymouth when it's ready - and the plymouth code hasn't changed (as evidenced by everything still working right with GDM).

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

Same here.