Re: Bug#489734: usplash: kdm unable to start X when usplash is active - VT switching related

[Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com>]

reassign 489734 kdm
thanks

[Maximilian Attems] wrote:
> it *must* work in Kubuntu.
> usplash in debian does not deviate from ubuntu part.

I asked on #debian-kde, and <URL:http://paste.debian.net/12462/> was
mentioned, stopping usplash before starting kdm.

It might be a better idea to use the splash screen api provided by
initscripts, ie splash_stop() from /lib/init/splash-functions-base.
Something like this added just before starting kdm should work:

  . /lib/init/splash-functions-base
  splash_stop

Any hope of having this fixed very soon, and in time for Lenny?  This
issue is very important for Debian Edu.  We had to drop usplash as a
quickfix to get the system working at all.

Happy hacking,
-- 
Petter Reinholdtsen