Index: plymouth-0.9.0/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.c
===================================================================
--- plymouth-0.9.0.orig/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.c
+++ plymouth-0.9.0/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.c
@@ -101,12 +101,13 @@ 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;