I had the same problem on Kubuntu alt amd64 w/ nVidia 8600. But I was able to fix it. It seems the vesafb module is needed--but it is blacklisted. Here's what I did:
add "vesafb" to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules comment out "blacklist vesafb" in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer generate modules.dep: sudo depmod -a try loading it: sudo modprobe vesafb sudo update-initramfs -u reboot These instructions are based on http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=622018 however he was also trying to set up fbcon which I don't think is need to fix the problem. In my case I used hwinfo --framebuffer and edited /boot/grub/menu.lst to run usplash at 1920x1200x24. The posts above talk about these grub and hwinfo, which is nice, but doesn't fix the problem. PS: I'm guessing that vesafb was blacklisted for a reason, so this may not work for everyone... if not you may need to remove splash from the default options in /boot/grub/menu.lst... text boot messages are better then a black screen. Cheers, ~Thomas -- Feisty crashes after grub, before boot process, if usplash is enabled (amd64) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/86666 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
