[Bug 771905] Re: No logo at boot on nvidia card

[Tomáš Hudec]

I have Xubuntu natty, nVidia 8600M GT (on Dell Vostro 1500) and I had the same problem:
Enabling graphics menu with GRUB caused not displaying plymouth splash.

Workaround 1 — only text GRUB and text splash: Set GRUB_TERMINAL=console
in /etc/default/grub. This is not preferred.

Workaround 2 — still using graphical GRUB menu but only text splash:
1. Add the following line in /etc/default/grub:
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=text
2. Then update grub by running:
sudo update-grub2

Solution — still using grapgical GRUB menu and also graphical splash (like #39 and #45) — preferred:
1. Add the following line in /etc/default/grub:
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x800 # or whatever resolution you want on your system
2. Update grub:
sudo update-grub2
3. Create /etc/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-top/load-vesafb (like in #39) — script attached.
On my system there was no need to add the file /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash containing FRAMEBUFFER=y (see #45).
4. Then update ramdisk:
sudo update-initramfs -u

** Attachment added: "/etc/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-top/load-vesafb"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/771905/+attachment/2340084/+files/load-vesafb

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to plymouth in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/771905

Title:
  No logo at boot on nvidia card

Status in The Plymouth splash screen:
  Confirmed
Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: plymouth

  Hello,
  I have a Nvidia GeForce 8600M GS, with proprietary drivers, and I am using Ubuntu Natty.

  Since I updated to Natty (it was the Beta 2 version), plymouth only
  shows a purple screen, without logo and without dots. It's simply
  purple.

  Note that, before updating, I had already solved the issue which made
  plymouth show the Ubuntu logo textual theme instead of the graphic one
  with proprietary drivers on Nvidia cards, so I don't think it's
  related (unless some of the files I modified were reset during the
  update, I don't know). This time, however, I don't even get the
  "default" text theme.

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/plymouth/+bug/771905/+subscriptions