Plymouth sometimes only shows (refreshes) dots on shutdown

[Id2ndR]

Binary package hint: plymouth

Dist : Ubuntu 10.10
System (GPU) : nvidia with nouveau / nvidia with nvidia binaries and v86d

Step to reproduce: shutdown the computer.

Expected result: the slash should appears with purple background and animated dots.
Actual result: sometime (actually each time with v86d) the background isn't purple but is a normal black console (with an underscore and/or consoles messages). The dots are animated and refresh correctly.

[César Seragiotto (cesarse)]

Workaround:
- start NVIDIA X Server Settings
- select Prefer Maximum Performance under PowerMizer
- click Quit to save settings
- shutdown

[Bobby Ratliff (bobbyratliff)]

I am using the radeon driver for my ATI card, and I get the same problem.

[Manfred Herrmann (herrmann-manfred)]

same problem ... shutdown duration 5 minutes -> last message on display "... plymouth"
11.04
Intel i915 GPU sandybridge