I did try to add "plymouth:debug" to the kernel cmdline but no plymouth- debug.log was generated. I did check /proc/cmdline and the parameter is there. `journalctl -b` shows these plymouth related errors:
Apr 21 09:44:10 u plymouth[529]: 00:00:05.338 ./ply-boot-client.c:183:ply_boot_client_connect : could not connect to /org/freedesktop/plymouthd: Connection refused Apr 21 09:44:10 u plymouth[529]: 00:00:05.339 ./ply-boot-client.c:190:ply_boot_client_connect : could not connect to /ply-boot-protocol: Connection refused Apr 21 09:44:15 u plymouth[656]: 00:00:10.740 ./ply-boot-client.c:183:ply_boot_client_connect : could not connect to /org/freedesktop/plymouthd: Connection refused Apr 21 09:44:15 u plymouth[656]: 00:00:10.740 ./ply-boot-client.c:190:ply_boot_client_connect : could not connect to /ply-boot-protocol: Connection refused Apr 21 09:44:15 u plymouth[657]: 00:00:10.761 ./ply-boot-client.c:183:ply_boot_client_connect : could not connect to /org/freedesktop/plymouthd: Connection refused Apr 21 09:44:15 u plymouth[657]: 00:00:10.762 ./ply-boot-client.c:190:ply_boot_client_connect : could not connect to /ply-boot-protocol: Connection refused I am now reproducing the issue in a QEMU VM. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1871717 Title: spinner theme, sometimes does not render splash without output To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/1871717/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs