The magic combo that worked for me on a fresh install of Ubuntu Xenial 16.04.3 LTS (on a new Dell Precision workstation - not a laptop) was:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nomodeset" GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1920x1200 Of course the GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX should match your monitor's native resolution. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1359689 Title: cryptsetup password prompt not shown To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/1359689/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs