Same issue here with karmic final. Usplash appears for ~15 seconds, then a black screen, before xsplash finally appears.
-- Xsplash does not start till very late into boot process https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/432238 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
