Confirmed, both with updating a previous installation and with a fresh install of herd 4. After some time, the usplash disappears and the old style boot messages come up.
** Changed in: kubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: kubuntu-default-settings => usplash Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- [Feisty] Kubuntu -- Problems w/ usplash and boot process https://launchpad.net/bugs/85893 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs