It's not only multi-screen setups that are affected. I'm running a single screen (1440x900), with nVidia drivers version 185.18.36, and am getting the grey rectangle on boot and when running sudo -u gdm xsplash.
Logs follow: s...@gzunda:~$ sudo -u gdm xsplash (xsplash:2887): Gdk-CRITICAL **: _gdk_pixmap_new: assertion `(drawable != NULL) || (depth != -1)' failed (xsplash:2887): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_draw_pixbuf: assertion `GDK_IS_DRAWABLE (drawable)' failed s...@gzunda:~$ sudo more /var/log/gdm/xsplash-user.log [14:59:33:1790247342 - MSG] xsplash started [14:59:33:1790247425 - MSG] get_logo_filename(): looking for the best logo for s creen width... [14:59:33:1790247436 - MSG] ** Chose `medium' [14:59:33:1790247443 - MSG] ** logo filename is: /usr/share/images/xsplash/logo _medium.png [14:59:33:1790247450 - MSG] get_throbber_filename(): looking for the best throbb er for screen width... [14:59:33:1790247457 - MSG] ** Chose `medium' [14:59:33:1790247464 - MSG] ** throbber filename is: /usr/share/images/xsplash/ throbber_medium.png [14:59:33:1790247472 - MSG] background_image = /usr/share/images/xsplash/bg_2560 x1600.jpg [14:59:33:1790247479 - MSG] logo_image = /usr/share/images/xsplash/logo_medium.p ng [14:59:33:1790247485 - MSG] throbber_image = /usr/share/images/xsplash/throbber_ medium.png [14:59:33:1790423873 - MSG] get_logo_filename(): user provided a logo on the com mand line; using that [14:59:33:1790425010 - MSG] get_throbber_filename(): user provided a throbber on the command line; using that [14:59:33:1790434426 - MSG] throbber started (50 frames) [14:59:48:1775676308 - MSG] ** timeout ** [14:59:49:1774488183 - MSG] fade finished [14:59:49:1774488510 - MSG] exiting... -- XSPLASH: Displays incorrectly on multi-monitor setups https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/463769 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs