Created attachment 849807 [details] /var/log/plymouth-debug.log Next I ran a `zypper dup` which pulled in further packages: << snip << snip << snip << The following 5 NEW packages are going to be installed: libply-splash-graphics5 0.9.5+git20201026+53c83cc-342.5 plymouth-plugin-label 0.9.5+git20201026+53c83cc-342.5 plymouth-plugin-two-step 0.9.5+git20201026+53c83cc-342.5 plymouth-theme-bgrt 0.9.5+git20201026+53c83cc-342.5 plymouth-theme-spinner 0.9.5+git20201026+53c83cc-342.5 The following 5 packages are going to be upgraded: libply-boot-client5 0.9.5+git20201026+53c83cc-342.4 -> 0.9.5+git20201026+53c83cc-342.5 libply-splash-core5 0.9.5+git20201026+53c83cc-342.4 -> 0.9.5+git20201026+53c83cc-342.5 libply5 0.9.5+git20201026+53c83cc-342.4 -> 0.9.5+git20201026+53c83cc-342.5 plymouth-branding-openSUSE 84.87.20200106-3.2 -> 84.87.20200106-4.1 plymouth-scripts 0.9.5+git20201026+53c83cc-342.4 -> 0.9.5+git20201026+53c83cc-342.5 5 packages to upgrade, 5 new. >> snap >> snap >> snap >> With that, we are visually back to "Screenshot after comment #19" https://bugzilla.suse.com/attachment.cgi?id=848488 and I'm attaching the corresponding /var/log/plymouth-debug.log . (This looks fine, except that any text is missing.) I assume that brings us back to comment #27 and what you were looking for?