In natty and above, it's possible to fix this by making sure we have vesafb access to the framebuffer that grub2 passes us at boot time. This needs one small fix in initramfs-tools for oneiric.
** Package changed: plymouth (Ubuntu) => initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Steve Langasek (vorlon) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/563878 Title: Ubuntu splashscreen big and ugly after installing ATI/nVidia proprietary graphics driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/563878/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs