That can still be related to hardware. "Leftovers" in video memory can do weird things when switching from graphic mode. I have not seen the specific symptoms you speak about though.
I'm not sure where to route that bug though. -- Font is blue when going into console mode https://launchpad.net/bugs/48989 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs