Comment 53 for bug 506717

plymouth:
  Installed: 0.8.0~-9
  Candidate: 0.8.0~-9
  Version table:
 *** 0.8.0~-9 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

No plymouth at startup. Fsck messages then corrupted sort of blue/white progress bar at bottom of screen.

Also still getting this freezing bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/516412
...if it's relevant.