Graphical splash blocks boot-up in artful setup on virt-manager/qemu-kvm

[Amr Ibrahim]

Steps to reproduce:
1. Setup a VM in virt-manager/qemu-kvm
2. Boot from a daily artful image
3. Select install artful or a live session
4. Boot-up hangs at the graphical splash (Ubuntu logo and dots)

Workaround:
Press Esc once the splash appears to go into text boot-up. It boots and installs successfully.

The graphical splash also blocks reboot.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: plymouth 0.9.2-3ubuntu16
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-13.14-generic 4.12.10
Uname: Linux 4.12.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Sep 12 18:42:58 2017
DefaultPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-09 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170908)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.12.0-13-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=5a3cfeaa-4c24-43de-822e-a2bceaaba3b7 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcFB: 0 qxldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.12.0-13-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=5a3cfeaa-4c24-43de-822e-a2bceaaba3b7 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/06/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: EFI Development Kit II / OVMF
dmi.bios.version: 0.0.0
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: QEMU
dmi.chassis.version: pc-i440fx-xenial
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnEFIDevelopmentKitII/OVMF:bvr0.0.0:bd02/06/2015:svnQEMU:pnStandardPC(i440FX+PIIX,1996):pvrpc-i440fx-xenial:cvnQEMU:ct1:cvrpc-i440fx-xenial:
dmi.product.name: Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)
dmi.product.version: pc-i440fx-xenial
dmi.sys.vendor: QEMU

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.