I have just run into this, having noticed that I didn't hvae /var/log/boot.log in my instances and collected some information that I'll attach.
The short summary is that plymouth dies and doesn't produce /var/log/boot.log in quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, but seems mostly functional in precise. ** Changed in: plymouth (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: plymouth (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed ** Attachment added: "information collected on p, q, r, s, t" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/1160079/+attachment/4007171/+files/data.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1160079 Title: plymouth aborts in cloud images To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/1160079/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs