I can confirm this. I have the same problem (kind of), just that my ALT+F1 is VERY colorful.
I have a homebuilt system with a nvidia card and a Acer AL1916W (wide) TFT-screen. ** Changed in: usplash (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- Edgy usplash corrupts all my virtual consoles https://launchpad.net/bugs/58781 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs