plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ply-keyboard.c:384: ply_keyboard_watch_for_input: Assertion `keyboard != ((void *)0)' failed.

[Steve Langasek]

Happened here on boot. Looks like it's related to toggling the splash screen. Trying to get a reproducer case for it.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu26
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
AssertionMessage: plymouthd: ply-keyboard.c:384: ply_keyboard_watch_for_input: Assertion `keyboard != ((void *)0)' failed.
Date: Sun Sep 25 19:35:38 2011
DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
ExecutablePath: /sbin/plymouthd
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 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 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: LENOVO 6371CTO
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-11-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname2-root ro splash quiet vt.handoff=7
ProcCmdline: /sbin/plymouthd --mode=boot --attach-to-session
ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user)
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-11-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname2-root ro splash quiet vt.handoff=7
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: plymouth
StacktraceTop:
 raise () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 __assert_fail () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 ply_keyboard_watch_for_input (keyboard=0x0) at ply-keyboard.c:384
 start_boot_splash (state=0x7fff5f0bc710, theme_path=<optimized out>) at main.c:1454
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
Title: plymouthd assert failure: plymouthd: ply-keyboard.c:384: ply_keyboard_watch_for_input: Assertion `keyboard != ((void *)0)' failed.
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-24 (5 days ago)
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 12/27/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 7IET23WW (1.04 )
dmi.board.name: 6371CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7IET23WW(1.04):bd12/27/2006:svnLENOVO:pn6371CTO:pvrThinkPadT60:rvnLENOVO:rn6371CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 6371CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T60
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

This happens via on_quit() here:

  if (state->is_inactive && !retain_splash)
    {
      /* We've been deactivated and X failed to start
       */
      dump_details_and_quit_splash (state);
      quit_program (state);
    }