Problems in Kubuntu's loading screen

[Alan Dacey Sr.]

On Sunday, February 27, 2011 09:41:18 am Helder Terra wrote:
> I've recently installed a new video card, a Nvidia 7200GS and my Kubuntu 
> 10.10 drivers worked perfectly.
> 
> But ever since I've installed it, the system loading screen (the blue 
> one with the Kubuntu logo) doesn't seem to recognize the video drivers. 
> It shows only a rough blue screen with Kubuntu wrtitten on it, as if the 
> video drivers hadn't been installed at all.
> 
> Once it gets to the login screen, though, the video driver works fine 
> and there's no problem. Again, when I give the shutdow command, the blue 
> screen goes as if there were no video drivers installed.
> 
> Anyone with a similar problem?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Helder Terra
> 
> 


Yeah it looks really ugly, doesn't it?  Its got something do with some customization that Ubuntu does.  There is a fix though.
Install v86d and hwinfo then follow the instructions from [1] or [2].  You use the hwinfo command to find out the possible resolutions of your screen.  
Basically you have to edit a grub file then tell your Kubuntu to use it.  I've used it on multiple machines and it works.

[1] http://www.snippety.org/articles/2010/10/11/fix-plymouth-boot-splash-on-ubuntu-10-10-maverick-meerkat/
[2] http://nerdlogger.com/2010/11/01/fixing-plymouth-boot-splash-in-ubuntu-10-10-aka-maverick-meerkat/


Alan