I can confirm this. This happens to me too.
** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu)
Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed-- when shutting down, text console is shown and usplash appears only later https://launchpad.net/bugs/44344 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
