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

[Francisco Sánchez-Aedo Gálvez]

Binary package hint: plymouth

Plymouthd does not work on natty in my computer

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu21
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
AssertionMessage: plymouthd: ./plugin.c:540: map_to_device: Assertion `head->size > 0' failed.
Date: Sun Apr 3 01:37:41 2011
DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/solar/solar.plymouth
ExecutablePath: /sbin/plymouthd
MachineType: Sony Corporation VGN-FW21J
ProcCmdline: /sbin/plymouthd --mode=boot --attach-to-session
ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user)
ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-7-generic root=UUID=7bc574a1-83c4-41d1-9ee4-b1abeca2d06f ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash nomodeset video=uvesafb:mode_option=1152x864-24,mtrr=3,scroll=ywrap vt.handoff=7
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: plymouth
StacktraceTop:
 raise (sig=6) at ../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:64
 abort () at abort.c:92
 __assert_fail (assertion=0x7f534833c291 "head->size > 0", file=<value optimized out>, line=540, function=<value optimized out>) at assert.c:81
 ?? () from /lib/plymouth/renderers/frame-buffer.so
 ply_renderer_flush_head () from /lib/libply-splash-core.so.2
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
Title: plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ./plugin.c:540: map_to_device: Assertion `head->size > 0' failed.
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-02 (0 days ago)
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 08/27/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: R1100Y0
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR1100Y0:bd08/27/2009:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGN-FW21J:pvrC600VN3H:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VGN-FW21J
dmi.product.version: C600VN3H
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

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