Unfortunately this issue is still present on my laptop. Updates were installed today (10th October).
ii usplash 0.5.41 Userspace bootsplash utility ii usplash-theme-ubuntu 0.26 Usplash theme for Ubuntu ii xsplash 0.8.3-0ubuntu1 X based bootsplash $ lsb_release -a LSB Version: core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu karmic (development branch) Release: 9.10 Codename: karmic $ uname -a Linux knd 2.6.31-11-generic #38-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 2 11:55:55 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux $ cat /proc/version_signature Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.38-generic The model of the computer is Compaq Evo N1015v $ cat /var/lib/acpi-support/*-* 0F0B Compaq Presario 0100 ** Attachment added: "lspci-vnvn.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/33395487/lspci-vnvn.log -- no usplash during boot when X takes too long to start https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431184 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs