BTW, are you using the driver shipped with Ubuntu, or did you install something on your own (from the nvidia web site etc)?
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 63558 Latest usplash leaves my consoles corrupted ** Changed in: Ubuntu Sourcepackagename: None => linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20 Status: Needs Info => Unconfirmed -- Switch tty, shutdown, reboot cause colorful screen with Nvidia proprietary driver https://launchpad.net/bugs/85451 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs