A solution on my PC is to add vga=773 to the kernel command line (in /etc/grub/menu.lst). Do not forget to run this command after editing the file menu.lst:
update-initramfs -u -k `uname -r` Hardware: Dell Optiplex gx270, Intel i865 integrated graphics adapter. -- No usplash on boot/shutdown https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/68012 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs