A script to easily do the steps I mention in #15 has been post at WebUpd8
http://www.webupd8.org/2010/10/script-to-fix-ubuntu-plymouth-for.html
A script to easily do the steps I mention in #15 has been post at WebUpd8
http:// www.webupd8. org/2010/ 10/script- to-fix- ubuntu- plymouth- for.html