[13.04_64Bit] - Ugly Boot/Shutdown Screens?

[Jesse Palser]

On 05/26/2013 02:09 PM, Kaj Haulrich wrote:
> On 05/26/2013 07:00 PM, Jesse Palser wrote:
>> [13.04_64Bit] - Ugly Boot/Shutdown Screens?
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I recently switched from openSUSE 12.3 64Bit KDE
>> to Kubuntu 13.04 64Bit on my thin client with Intel CPU and nVidia GPU.
>>
>> I have one problem(well not a problem, but annoyance)
>> During boot or shutdown, I have ugly text screen:
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>
>>
>>                                          Kubuntu
>>                                          .   .   .   .
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>
>>
>>
>> How do I get back the pretty boot/shutdown screens?
>> I do have the proprietary nVidia display driver installed(nVidia ION
>> 512MB GPU)
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Nice OS...
>
> I guess the word "pretty" i a matter of personal taste. Many *buntu 
> users ask the opposite question: "how to get rid of the 
> not-so-informative eye candy" and see whats really going on when a 
> linux system boots in all its glory.
>
> I do, for example. So in the file /etc/default/grub I have removed the 
> words "quiet splash". After doing so and saving the edits (as root, of 
> couse), one will need to run 'sudo update-grub'. On next reboot 
> there's no more eye candy, just a lot of information scrolling by.
>
> Regards
> Kaj Haulrich.
>
> --- Sent from a 100% Microsoft-free computer---
> --------- Running Linux Kubuntu 13.04 ---------
>
Hi,

Anyone know how to fix this?
Thanks!

Jesse