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#1 2011-05-08 13:05:17

Chrilleee
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Registered: 2011-04-27
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Splashy stopped working after update, whole computer freezes instead o

I update by "pacman -Syu" yesterday, and when I started up my computer today (no restart yesterday) it freezes where everything should start loading.
I get the splash image I have choosen with splashy, but it doesn't load anything, it just stops there.

If I remove "quiet splash" from the kernel bootline everything works fine again, except that I don't have any boot splash.
I'm running x86_64 version of Arch on my laptop (Acer Aspire TimelineX 3820TG).

This is what pacman.log says got updated:

[2011-05-07 11:55] Running 'pacman -S network-manager-applet'
[2011-05-07 11:56] upgraded network-manager-applet (0.8.998-2 -> 0.8.999-1)
[2011-05-07 12:09] Running 'pacman -Syy'
[2011-05-07 12:09] synchronizing package lists
[2011-05-07 12:09] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2011-05-07 12:09] synchronizing package lists
[2011-05-07 12:09] starting full system upgrade
[2011-05-07 12:12] upgraded binutils (2.21-6 -> 2.21-7)
[2011-05-07 12:12] upgraded run-parts (3.4.1-1 -> 3.4.4-1)
[2011-05-07 12:12] upgraded coreutils (8.11-1 -> 8.12-1)
[2011-05-07 12:12] Updating certificates. This might take a while...
[2011-05-07 12:12] upgraded ca-certificates (20090814+nmu2-1 -> 20110421-3)
[2011-05-07 12:12] upgraded dcron (4.4-2 -> 4.5-2)
[2011-05-07 12:12] upgraded gcc-libs (4.6.0-3 -> 4.6.0-4)
[2011-05-07 12:12] upgraded lib32-gcc-libs (4.6.0-3 -> 4.6.0-4)
[2011-05-07 12:12] upgraded nspluginwrapper (1.3.0-4 -> 1.3.2-1)
[2011-05-07 12:12] upgraded flashplugin (10.2.159.1-1 -> 10.2.159.1-2)
[2011-05-07 12:12] upgraded gcc (4.6.0-3 -> 4.6.0-4)
[2011-05-07 12:12] upgraded git (1.7.5-1 -> 1.7.5.1-1)
[2011-05-07 12:12] upgraded libtool (2.4-2 -> 2.4-3)
[2011-05-07 12:12] upgraded imagemagick (6.6.9.4-1 -> 6.6.9.8-1)
[2011-05-07 12:12] upgraded pciutils (3.1.7-3 -> 3.1.7-4)
[2011-05-07 12:12] upgraded udev (167-1 -> 167-2)
[2011-05-07 12:12] warning: /etc/rc.conf installed as /etc/rc.conf.pacnew
[2011-05-07 12:12] upgraded initscripts (2011.02.1-1 -> 2011.04.1-2)
[2011-05-07 12:12] warning: /etc/mkinitcpio.conf installed as /etc/mkinitcpio.conf.pacnew
[2011-05-07 12:12] upgraded mkinitcpio (0.6.8-2 -> 0.6.11-1)
[2011-05-07 12:12] >>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ...
[2011-05-07 12:12] >>> MKINITCPIO SETUP
[2011-05-07 12:12] >>> ----------------
[2011-05-07 12:12] >>> If you use LVM2, Encrypted root or software RAID,
[2011-05-07 12:12] >>> Ensure you enable support in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf .
[2011-05-07 12:12] >>> More information about mkinitcpio setup can be found here:
[2011-05-07 12:12] >>> [url]http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mkinitcpio[/url]
[2011-05-07 12:12] 
[2011-05-07 12:12] >>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait...
[2011-05-07 12:12] ==> Building image "default"
[2011-05-07 12:12] ==> Running command: /sbin/mkinitcpio -k 2.6.38-ARCH -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/kernel26.img
[2011-05-07 12:12] :: Begin build
[2011-05-07 12:12] :: Parsing hook [base]
[2011-05-07 12:12] :: Parsing hook [udev]
[2011-05-07 12:12] :: Parsing hook [autodetect]
[2011-05-07 12:12] :: Parsing hook [pata]
[2011-05-07 12:12] :: Parsing hook [scsi]
[2011-05-07 12:12] :: Parsing hook [sata]
[2011-05-07 12:12] :: Parsing hook [filesystems]
[2011-05-07 12:12] :: Parsing hook [splashy]
[2011-05-07 12:12] :: Generating module dependencies
[2011-05-07 12:12] :: Generating image '/boot/kernel26.img'...SUCCESS
[2011-05-07 12:12] ==> SUCCESS
[2011-05-07 12:12] ==> Building image "fallback"
[2011-05-07 12:12] ==> Running command: /sbin/mkinitcpio -k 2.6.38-ARCH -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/kernel26-fallback.img -S autodetect
[2011-05-07 12:12] :: Begin build
[2011-05-07 12:12] :: Parsing hook [base]
[2011-05-07 12:12] :: Parsing hook [udev]
[2011-05-07 12:12] :: Parsing hook [pata]
[2011-05-07 12:12] :: Parsing hook [scsi]
[2011-05-07 12:13] :: Parsing hook [sata]
[2011-05-07 12:13] :: Parsing hook [filesystems]
[2011-05-07 12:13] :: Parsing hook [splashy]
[2011-05-07 12:13] :: Generating module dependencies
[2011-05-07 12:13] :: Generating image '/boot/kernel26-fallback.img'...SUCCESS
[2011-05-07 12:13] ==> SUCCESS
[2011-05-07 12:13] upgraded kernel26 (2.6.38.4-1 -> 2.6.38.5-1)
[2011-05-07 12:13] upgraded libgcrypt (1.4.6-2 -> 1.4.6-3)
[2011-05-07 12:13] upgraded libidn (1.19-1 -> 1.22-1)
[2011-05-07 12:13] upgraded libxcb (1.7-1 -> 1.7-2)
[2011-05-07 12:13] upgraded openssh (5.8p1-1 -> 5.8p2-1)
[2011-05-07 12:13] upgraded python2-cairo (1.8.10-1 -> 1.10.0-1)
[2011-05-07 12:13] upgraded qt (4.7.2-6 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-05-07 12:13] >>> The kernel-mode plugin has a new place.
[2011-05-07 12:13] >>> It's now located under /usr/lib/rp-pppoe/rp-pppoe.so
[2011-05-07 12:13] >>> Change LINUX_PLUGIN to the new path in your /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf
[2011-05-07 12:13] upgraded rp-pppoe (3.10-5 -> 3.10-6)
[2011-05-07 12:13] upgraded rxvt-unicode (9.10-1 -> 9.11-1)
[2011-05-07 12:13] upgraded sudo (1.8.1-1 -> 1.8.1.p1-1)
[2011-05-07 12:13] upgraded tzdata (2011e-1 -> 2011g-1)
[2011-05-07 12:13] upgraded usbutils (002-1 -> 002-2)
[2011-05-07 12:13] upgraded xfsprogs (3.1.4-1 -> 3.1.5-1)

Anyone who has any idea?

Moderator Edit:  Changed 'quote' tags to 'code' tags (ewaller)

Last edited by ewaller (2011-06-08 15:43:58)

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#2 2011-05-08 15:36:37

Guff
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Re: Splashy stopped working after update, whole computer freezes instead o

In the AUR, someone pointed out that the updated mkinitcpio (0.6.8-2 -> 0.6.11-1) broke splashy: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27916

I myself didn't get a freeze, but did get a broken progress bar. Downgrading mkinitcpio seems to have solved the problem for me.

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#3 2011-05-11 08:58:02

Chrilleee
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Registered: 2011-04-27
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Re: Splashy stopped working after update, whole computer freezes instead o

Downgrading mkinitcpio doesn't feel like the way the problem should be solved.

Is this a bug in mkinitcpio or Splashy? If it's Splashy I think I will need to find another boot splash program, since it hasn't been updated for a long time. Got any tips on other boot splashes?

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#4 2011-05-11 20:02:11

clearloon
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Re: Splashy stopped working after update, whole computer freezes instead o

Looks like it's broken my plymouth bootsplash too...

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#5 2011-05-12 03:22:29

ennui
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Registered: 2010-08-23
Posts: 21

Re: Splashy stopped working after update, whole computer freezes instead o

Does anyone know how to properly remove splashy-full? There is no guide online. I used pacman to remove the packages and removed references to it in all the config files I could recall putting it in and ran mcinitcpio -p kernel26 yet on boot I still see the splash screen which freezes. any ideas?

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#6 2011-05-31 12:33:43

whiterabbit
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Registered: 2011-01-30
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Re: Splashy stopped working after update, whole computer freezes instead o

Same problem here, Splashy is broken, I had to go back with previous mkinitcpio to get it working again.
Progress bar is frozen, I have to go with CTRL+ALT+F7 to get to my login screen.

@ ennui : removing the hook in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf and the line SPLASH="splashy" in /etc/rc.conf, then running mkinitcpio -p kernel26 as root should do the job.

Last edited by whiterabbit (2011-05-31 12:39:11)

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#7 2011-06-02 07:14:20

Padfoot
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Registered: 2010-09-03
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Re: Splashy stopped working after update, whole computer freezes instead o

I have been splashy-less for a while now. Just have not been able to get it to work since certain upgrades, and it doesn't look like being picked up by anyone soon.

Not to worry, I now have my splashscreens back. Using fbsplash from AUR, and personally, I think it works a lot better than splashy.

Cheers.

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#8 2011-06-08 11:58:05

Technotux
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Registered: 2011-04-11
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Re: Splashy stopped working after update, whole computer freezes instead o

Thanks for the tip padfoot. Splashy hasn't worked for a long time now, and seems unlikely it will. I removed splashy, installed fbsplash, and the arch-elegant theme, I changed the theme to 'arch-elegant', at the end of my kernel line in grubs menu.lst file, and rebuilt my initramfs image. After I rebooted I was greeted with one of the most beautiful, clean, and well made boot screens I've seen on linux yet.

Thanks again.

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#9 2011-06-10 08:19:37

whiterabbit
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Re: Splashy stopped working after update, whole computer freezes instead o

Thanks for the tip too, just moved to fbsplash and it works well !

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