I had this problem with ubuntu 11.10 when I pressing "2" or "Enter" at login screen or in my account the first time I enter. A temporary solution that work for me is:
Edit the file /etc/init/plymount-splash.conf and remove the line "or stopped udev-fallback-graphics". So it should be: start on (started plymouth and (graphics-device-added PRIMARY_DEVICE_FOR_DISPLAY = 1 or drm-device-added PRIMARY_DEVICE_FOR_DISPLAY = 1) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/532047 Title: Plymouth text-mode splash causes X to crash on first run due to shared tty7 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xorg-server/+bug/532047/+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