Package: usplash Version: 0.4-43-2 Severity: important The initramfs-tools script starts usplash unless the kernel is booted with "nosplash", but the init script inconsistently stops it only if the kernel is booted with "splash". Therefore, if the kernel is booted with neither parameter, usplash is started, and never stopped.
Here, that prevented me from being able to log in, as it fought with xdm and xdm failed to set up a working graphics mode. I got a black screen and switching vcs did not help. sshing in, fixing the init script, and starting (stopping) usplash, fixed that. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.20-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=, LC_CTYPE= (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages usplash depends on: ii cdebconf [debconf-2.0] 0.115 Debian Configuration Management Sy ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.13 Debian configuration management sy ii initramfs-tools 0.87b tools for generating an initramfs ii libc6 2.5-5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libusplash0 0.4-43-1 userspace bootsplash library ii usplash-theme-debian [usplash 1 Debian usplash theme usplash recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- see shy jo