plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ./plugin.c:540: map_to_device: Assertion `head->size > 0' failed.

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Binary package hint: plymouth

no idea why this crashed ?

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu18
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.35-generic 2.6.38
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic i686
Architecture: i386
AssertionMessage: plymouthd: ./plugin.c:540: map_to_device: Assertion `head->size > 0' failed.
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Sat Mar 19 17:19:16 2011
DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/edubuntu-logo/edubuntu-logo.plymouth
ExecutablePath: /sbin/plymouthd
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 4550
ProcCmdline: /sbin/plymouthd --mode=boot --attach-to-session
ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user)
ProcFB:
 0 nouveaufb
 1 VESA VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-7-generic root=UUID=5b1f8169-bcb0-43fb-85f2-b495d1a68459 ro single splash vga=795
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: plymouth
StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 raise () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 __assert_fail () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/plymouth/renderers/frame-buffer.so
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/xubuntu-text/xubuntu-text.plymouth
Title: plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ./plugin.c:540: map_to_device: Assertion `head->size > 0' failed.
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-02-09 (38 days ago)
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 09/23/2003
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.bios.version: A08
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Computer Corp.
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellComputerCorporation:bvrA08:bd09/23/2003:svnDellComputerCorporation:pnDimension4550:pvr:rvnDellComputerCorp.:rn:rvr:cvnDellComputerCorporation:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Dimension 4550
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #708517, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.