I did comment splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/default-splash.xpm.gz in the grub menu.lst and this works around the problem. In short it is grub
** Also affects: grub (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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text console garbled from boot up
https://launchpad.net/bugs/63970
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