Ok the first workaround by changing the xres and yres in usplash.conf worked for me, but i also tried the other fix by brettalton on another fresh installation, here is the result (of course usplash now works)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cp -p /boot/grub/menu.lst ~/menu.lst && cp -p /etc/usplash.conf ~/usplash.conf && diff -ruN ~/usplash.conf-bak ~/usplash.conf > usplash.diff && diff -ruN ~/menu.lst-bak ~/menu.lst --- /home/angela/menu.lst-bak 2007-10-23 19:03:10.000000000 +0200 +++ /home/angela/menu.lst 2007-10-23 20:52:19.000000000 +0200 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the # command 'lock' # e.g. password topsecret -# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ +## password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ # password topsecret # @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the ## alternatives ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5 -# defoptions=quiet splash locale=it_IT +# defoptions=quiet splash locale=it_IT vga=792 ## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options ## e.g. lockold=false @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic root (hd0,2) -kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=86357344-b0b5-4dd0-a2da-f89a361ad0b5 ro quiet splash locale=it_IT +kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=86357344-b0b5-4dd0-a2da-f89a361ad0b5 ro quiet splash locale=it_IT vga=792 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic quiet Note that i have 2 ubuntu systems on the same hard disk for testing purposes Hope this helps -- Black screen, and bad usplash.conf https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/150930 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