[ubuntu-uk] no start up screen

[Matthew Wild]

Hi Norman,

On Dec 2, 2007 9:30 PM, norman <norman at littletank.org> wrote:
> When I switch my computer on the first thing I expect to see is a screen
> about Intel and from which, if I so wish, I can access the bios set up.
> Since installing Edubuntu this does not happen. All I get is a blank
> screen plus an error message complaining about the video support. This
> eventually changes to the usual signing on screen and there are no more
> complaints. When I boot using Windows XP I get the Intel screen as
> expected.

The BIOS splash screen appears before you select which operating
system you want to boot into.

If it appears from the menu, how can only show after selecting Windows XP?

Also, writing down the exact message would be helpful in identifying the cause.

Matthew.