wofgdkncxojef@... wrote:

> i think it's supposed to shutdown when tdm starts.
> that's the actual bug.
> https://bugs.trinitydesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2806
> 
> i think the CPU usage is an after effect
> If you notice, you can't access the tty's either....
> 
> you can stop it in a normal session with this command
> sudo plymouth --quit
> 
> you can also, deactivate the splash option in grub
> 
> edit /etc/default/grub
> change this line
> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
> to
> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""
> save
> and run
> sudo update-grub

this is the best answer IMO, although I wonder if it has to do something
with systemd. Are you using systemd and can you try without.