On 10/30/07, Howard Coles Jr. <<a href="mailto:dhcolesj@gmail.com">dhcolesj@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> On Tuesday 30 October 2007 03:14:04 pm Karl wrote: > Op Tuesday 30 October 2007 00:27:06 schreef Michael Hirsch: > > On 10/29/07, Michael Hirsch <<a href="mailto:mdhirsch@gmail.com">mdhirsch@gmail.com</a> > wrote: > > > On 10/29/07, Karl <<a href="mailto:karl.vanwynsberghe@telenet.be">karl.vanwynsberghe@telenet.be</a>> wrote: > > > > Op Saturday 20 October 2007 20:58:20 schreef Karl Vanwynsberghe: > > > > > Well Bruce, that's very... reassuring :) > > > > > > > > > > Thx for the info. > > > > > > > > > > Op Saturday 20 October 2007 20:38:42 schreef Bruce Marshall: > > > > > > On Saturday 20 October 2007, Karl Vanwynsberghe wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've installed a clean Gusty system. > > > > > > > Most of it seems to work out of the box... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But if have the following problem; > > > > > > > While booting i don't see anything from right after grub until > > > > > > > just before the kde-login screen. > > > > > > > No splash screen, no nothing... only a black screen. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thx, Karl > > > > > > > > > > > > Known problem. We all have it. > > > > > > > > Does anyone know if there is already a solution for this? > > > > > > Try deleting the "vga=xxx" part of your grub boot menu. You can do > > > this non-destructively by editing the line at boot time. > > > > > > 1. power the system on. > > > 2. At the grub menu use arrow keys to select the boot line you use, > > > press 'e' to edit it > > > 3. Press 'e' again (I think) to edit the first line of it > > > 4. Go to the end of the line and delete the part 'vga=971' or whatever > > > it says 5. Enter to finish editing, then 'b' to boot. > > > > > > If that works for you, edit /boot/grub/menu.lst similarly > > > > > > Michael > > > > BTW, that should give you back your virtual consoles, too. > > > > Michael > > There is no vga=... option in my menu.lst , so this will not be the answer. > More idea's anyone? make sure your menu.lst file has something similar to: title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz- 2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=<UUIDnumber> ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic quiet The "quiet splash" part is what you need. Then, if that's there you need to check for the "kubuntu-artwork-usplash" package. If that's not installed install it, and you should be in good shape. -- See Ya' Howard Coles Jr. John 3:16! </blockquote></div> Well I have be slogging along this problem with the rest of you and the following fixed me: <a href="http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Gutsy#Fix_Slow_boot.2Ffaulty_splash_screen">http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Gutsy#Fix_Slow_boot.2Ffaulty_splash_screen</a> I set mine to 1024x768(791) and it worked like a charm! Turns out my /etc/usplash.conf was set to 1280x1024, which my T41 will not do. l8r, Mike Shaw -- "Darn bushes yowling at me again." - Old Man Wickles in Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed