Confirming - multiple confirms in this report alone, and I have experienced this as well.
cat /etc/usplash.conf try setting that to 1024x768 - this fixes it for me every time ** Changed in: usplash (Ubuntu) Status: Needs Info => Confirmed -- No usplash on boot/shutdown https://launchpad.net/bugs/68012 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs