I can confirm that this still exists bug on 12.04 LTS. I edited /etc/default/grub, added GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=text, then ran 'sudo update-grub' to work-around the issue for now.
Some more information: http://askubuntu.com/questions/248986/ubuntu-12-04-lts-no-longer-able- to-boot-normally Most importantly, this problem doesn't occur with an older kernel (3.2.0-29-generic and below). -- 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