usplash does not display at boot

[Vasily]

Here are the messages that I get before xsplash starts:

fsck from util-linux-ng 2.16
fsck from util-linux-ng 2.16
/dev/sda1: clean, xxx/xxx files, xxx/xxx blocks
/dev/sda3: clean, xxx/xxx files, xxx/xxx blocks

* Starting preliminary keymap... [ OK ]
* Starting AppArmor profiles
Skipping profile in /etc/apparmor.d/disable: usr.bin.firefox-3.5
                                                                                                        [ OK ]
* Starting up console font and keymap... [ OK ]

Of course, messages about fsck checking disks are also shown there.

[Patrick (veinor)]

I also get the same messages before xsplash, and occasionally some about CPU0 and CPU1.

[Cody Russell (bratsche)]

This isn't an xsplash bug. xsplash doesn't start until after X starts.

[ercoppa (ercoppa)]

I have this messages:

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[0.000000] ACPI: DMI BIOS year==0, assuming ACPI-capable machine
[1.127154] i8042.c: No controller found.

fsck from util-linux-ng 2.16
fsck from util-linux-ng 2.16
/dev/sda1: clean, xxx/xxx files, xxx/xxx blocks
/dev/sda3: clean, xxx/xxx files, xxx/xxx blocks

* Starting preliminary keymap... [ OK ]
* CPUFreq Utilities: Setting ondemand...
* Loading Lirc modules
--------------------

Greets, ercoppa.

[Fabian A. Scherschel (fabsh)]

I was first affected by Bug 440749 on up-to-date Xubuntu Karmic installed from the beta, but now I actually get xsplash. I do get these messages first, though.

[Fabian A. Scherschel (fabsh)]

Here's a video of what it looks like so you can judge the timing: http://img195.yfrog.com/i/j3v.mp4

[Fabian A. Scherschel (fabsh)]

Ok, FAIL. Sorry. Here's the real link: http://yfrog.us/5fj3vz

[Scott James Remnant (Canonical) (canonical-scott)]

These messages are normal

[Fabian A. Scherschel (fabsh)]

You are saying that is intended behaviour? Where did the "we won't scare new users with cryptic terminal output" goal go?

Is there a way to at least supress the output and have a blinking cursor? This looks terrible... :/

[Robbie Williamson (robbiew)]

Enable usplash at boot:
  sudo -i
  echo USPLASH=y > /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/usplash.conf
  update-initramfs -u

Hide console messgaes between usplash and xsplash transistion:
1) sudo vi /etc/default/grub
2) Add "console=tty6" to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT:
     "quiet splash console=tty6"
3) save and quit
4) sudo update-grub

[Joe_Linux (joelinux-earthlink)]

If #9 is a fix why doesn't Ubuntu just implement the fix?