Just to let people know who might not. If none of the work arounds here seem to help you particular computer. You can always type "sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst" Go to the this line in the document: "kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=048896bf-abae-4771-82cf-53eff300fe28 ro quiet splash"
Erase the word splash then save the document. This will allow Ubuntu to boot without a splash screen at all. It will show boot text instead. Not as aesthetically pleasing perhaps but it works. -- Black screen, and bad usplash.conf after installation 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