New graphical startup and shutdown

[Brad De Vries]

On 1/25/06, Art Alexion <art.alexion at verizon.net> wrote:
> After updating to the latest breezy kernel and init, I have a graphical
> Kubuntu startup.  While this has a nice Kubuntu logo and fancy sans
> serif fonts, it remains useful with information on what init is doing in
> the startup process, e.g. "Loading modules ... OK" and "Starting pppd
> ... OK", etc. Nice job.
>
> But the shutdown is another story.  If anyone remember windows 31. where
> you got character feedback on config.sys and autoexec.bat -- then a
> black screen with a blinking underscore cursor before the GUI started --
> that is what I get for shutdown.  No feedback or info like "Stopping
> pppd ... OK", etc.  Just a blank screen with a blinking cursor.
>
> So now, if shutdown is taking way too long, as it occasionally has
> started to take, I have no idea what step it is choking on so that I can
> fix it.
>
> Is this the new normal for Kubuntu or a problem with my system?  If its
> the new normal, is there a way to restore the old shutdown behavior?  If
> it is my system, any ideas how I can fix it?
>
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Art, have you tried hitting <ALT><F1> when you get the black screen? 
I seem to think that might have helped me but I don't remember
exactly.

HTH,
Brad.