Just for the record, on the Toshiba Satellite system from which I submitted the original bug, the problem is note resolved by adding:
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1400x1050 to the grub config and in fact resulted in serious system slowdown. Perhaps the resolution was too high? -- Maverick splash screen messed up by ATI proprietary drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/648013 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