[Bug 861048] [NEW] have really quick '_' on boot before first purple screen

[Jason Warner]

Public bug reported:

Hoping to get an entirely TFB (text-free boot) and FFB (flicker-free
boot), I see a '_' on a black screen just after my bios. This is before
I see my first purple screen.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: grub2 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 28 10:16:24 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110919)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
 LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubuntu-flicker-free-boot
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity

** Also affects: ubuntu-flicker-free-boot
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  have really quick '_' on boot before first purple screen

Status in The Ubuntu Flicker-Free Boot Project:
  New
Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hoping to get an entirely TFB (text-free boot) and FFB (flicker-free
  boot), I see a '_' on a black screen just after my bios. This is
  before I see my first purple screen.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: grub2 (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Sep 28 10:16:24 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110919)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
   LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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