Ubuntu 16.04 Plymouth doesn't show splash screen at startup!

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Ok so I upgraded ubuntu 15.10 to 16.04, and now my plymouth themes doesn't show splash screen( only black screen after grub) at startup but during shutdown or restarting it shows the splash screen.

I tried changing the theme to default splash screen, but still no luck.

Can anyone help?

My card is intel inbuilt, I don't have dedicated graphics card. Thanks for the reply. — Khacho, Sep 06 '16 at 16:09
@Chaten thanks although my card is intel that solution worked for me! Thanks a lot — Khacho, Sep 06 '16 at 16:20

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 31 '17 at 23:22

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In 16.04, plymouth path was changed.

You need to edit the /etc/alternatives/default.plymouth file.

Under the script caption make sure the directory is exactly like this:

ImageDir=/usr/share/plymouth/themes/YOUR_PLYMOUTH_NAME/ ScriptFile=/usr/share/plymouth/themes/YOUR_PLYMOUTH_NAME/YOUR_PLYMOUTH_NAME.script

edited May 31 '17 at 23:22

sempaiscuba

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answered May 31 '17 at 19:48

Alexander Beatson

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I have checked that ImageDir and ScriptFile is correctly defined. I have tried out the various alternative too. However, a black splash screen is always shown. What is the cause and how to fix this? – Sun Bear Oct 28 '17 at 04:00

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:32

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As Chetan said, that solution was for nVidia graphics card but it works for intel's inbuilt grapghics cards aslo. I will provide the link again - Solution is here

Thanks again chetan.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:32

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answered Sep 06 '16 at 16:23

Khacho

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Can you mark your answer as solved please? Thanks. – WinEunuuchs2Unix Sep 06 '16 at 23:12
Website says you need to wait for 20 more hours before accepting your own answer. – Khacho Sep 07 '16 at 15:18

Ubuntu 16.04 Plymouth doesn't show splash screen at startup!

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