I think this looks like a regression in either the nvidia drivers or the kernel. I see that vesafb is being loaded for us via /etc/init/udev- fallback-graphics.conf, and this failing seems to be what causes the error you see; prior to natty, I believe vesafb *did* load successfully together with the binary nvidia drivers, and this is no longer working. Moving this bug to the kernel and nvidia packages.
** Package changed: plymouth (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) ** Also affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/793128 Title: Plymouth splash screen does not load up; vesa fb device error message displayed instead To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/793128/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp