It may be worth putting 'set debug=all' at the top of grub.cfg and seeing how far it gets. (Warning: this can potentially take a *long* time to boot. In extremis you might even need to boot from a live CD or similar to remove it.)
** Package changed: grub (Ubuntu) => grub2 (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1016170 Title: No login screen unless "quiet splash" removed from boot line To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1016170/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs