I can confirm this bug, latest Natty packages on a Dell Inspiron 8600. In addition, the text mode is corrupted and reversed (O_o) in addition to not allowing X to start. I've done a lot of searching by forcing a framebuffer mode for textmode, and can only come down to the "set gfxpayload..." line in grub. I have no idea how to fix it, but I thought I'd chime in...
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/685611 Title: [Natty] Booting fails because of GRUB setting "set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/685611/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs