Index: plymouth-0.9.2/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.c
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--- plymouth-0.9.2.orig/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.c
+++ plymouth-0.9.2/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.c
@@ -102,12 +102,13 @@ device_is_for_local_console (ply_device_
          * card the kernel is using for its console. */
         device_path = udev_device_get_syspath (device);
         asprintf (&bus_device_path, "%s/device", device_path);
+        ply_trace ("Testing device path %s\n", bus_device_path);
         bus_device = udev_device_new_from_syspath (manager->udev_context, bus_device_path);
 
         boot_vga = udev_device_get_sysattr_value (bus_device, "boot_vga");
         free (bus_device_path);
 
-        if (boot_vga != NULL && strcmp (boot_vga, "1") == 0)
+        if (boot_vga == NULL /* framebuffer case */ || strcmp (boot_vga, "1") == 0)
                 for_local_console = true;
         else
                 for_local_console = false;