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This would need to be adjusted in the kubuntu plymouth theme, to make it friendly to 16-color displays (which is what we're left with when using the nvidia binary drivers).

Steve, how does Aubergine look on 16 colors? Does the Ubuntu theme also face this same issue? I hate to lame out a theme because of a crappy driver, but I guess we need happy people.

Confirming, seen the same on at least 4 completely different machines, but all running Kubuntu Lucid Beta2 AMD64.

As long as NVidia proprietary drivers are not installed, Plymouth is fine.

As soon as NVIdia proprietary drivers get installed, Plymouth becomes ugly (kind of 640x480 16 colors corresponding to the pic that the bug reporter attached).

Annoying for it gives the false first impression that "Linux is ugly" when trying to show people and friends how Kubuntu is great ;-)

Is Ubuntu's Plymouth logo supposed to work better than Kubuntu's with NVidia drivers ?

please see bug 526892 about the whole discussion on why plymouth has a ugly look

as for the fix mentioned by the blogpost in the other bug, grub2 supports setting the framebuffer resolution with 'GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX' in /etc/default/grub sine 1.98-1, no need to edit any files in /etc/grub.2/ anymore.

Same thing here with ATI 2400.
Let me know if you need i post result of some command.

I see this bug with the Kubuntu splash and Nvidia, but the Ubuntu plymouth splash looks fine on my system.

I tryed out the available plymouth-themes.

For all of them (using nvidia-proprietary driver) the resolution is wrong and colors look extremely ugly.

But the plymouth-theme from Ubuntu still looks best, as they are not using this much colors.

I have the same problem in Kubuntu Lucid RC with NVIDIA.

plymouth
state: instalado
Versión: 0.8.2-2

Linux 2.6.32-21-generic-pae #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 16 09:39:35 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

nvidia-current
state: instalado
Versión: 195.36.15-0ubuntu2

shows very ugly.

Yes, with NVIDIA drivers installed it doesn't work as it should. I have tried to fix it with startup-manager but now it's even worse.

Same problem with me.
AMD64 Nvidia Geforce8500Gt
Upgraded from Karmic to Lucid Beta2.

Here is the picture of it.

I solved my problem by help of kubuntu forums topic.

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3111199.0

Both bootup and shutdown screens gone ok.

It seems I fixed this bug, obviously the result is the same you can find in plymouth-theme from Ubuntu, this means no native monitor resolution but it looks best than before ;)

So...need testers, add this in your sources.list:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/alessandro-ghersi/staging/ubuntu lucid main

then upgrade, you should have now kubuntu-default-settings_10.04ubuntu24~ppa2 and plymouth-theme-kubuntu-logo_10.04ubuntu24~ppa2 both installed.

Reboot and see if plymouth theme is not ugly anymore.

I would upgrade it but instructions from Kubuntuforums are correct. I have used it and it works.

Can I also test it even it is corrected manually??

You have to revert the kubuntu forum workaround to see if the bug is fixed.
My (and Ubuntu theme) solution is pretty different from the workaround

Already did it :)

I can confirm that the problem is fixed with Alessandro's packages.

I have used both, but who cares as long as it works. Splash appears only for 1-2 seconds....

@Stefan T.
Thanks for your smart feedback

problem is fixed with Alessandro' packages, but with my two pc (GPU intel and nvidia) splash appears only for 2 second before 10 seconds of black screen

Christian Mangold also said it works.

Anyway, while it looks much better with new packages, workaround from kubuntuforums is better. With workaround it works perfectly.

@kico
The problem that splash screen appears just for 2 seconds is not related to this bug, so open another bug for that.

@Stefan T.
We know that with workaround works perfectly, with this fix plymouth works out of the box and the target is not you or me, but average users.
Thanks :)

Yes, I know :)

@kico
I don't have time right now, so maybe you should open new bug report for that one, if it is really necessary...

@Alessandro
Thanks

I confirm that it's not related.

I have this problem also with the default package

Thanks, Alessandro, it's a great improvement in the look.

I have a password prompt that's way too big and difficult to confirm the password dots are registering when I type. It's the same with ubuntu logo too.

I've attached a plytoobig.png so you can see what I'm talking about.

Would it be possible to make the splash smaller so all the prompt and my entry are visible?

regards,

Stefan, I tried your suggestion and it causes my X server to crash on running out of memory about 1/2 the time. This must be a problem with the nvidia binary and the Vesa fb (just guessing), so an artwork fix would be preferred here.

regards

I don't know. It works fine here.

Pauls, you should open another bug for that and say kubuntu and ubuntu are both affected from that bug.
Thanks

It works fine here, also.

I've filed bug 569960 for the problem of password entry.

It works fine here.... Dell XPS M1330 NIVIDIA Driver..

I've uploaded this to lucid-proposed as an SRU

TEST CASE: install plymouth-theme-kubuntu-logo and boot up from a machine in 16 bit mode (nvidia graphics or virtualbox should do). With the old package it is ugly, with the new one it looks much better.

Accepted kubuntu-default-settings into lucid-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

On Ubuntu Lucid Final Release, too...

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

On Ubuntu Lucid (all updates applied)
Video Card: Nvidia Quadro NVS 140m

Boot is a mess of blinking cursors and a flickering splash in the wrong resolution.

I've tried every workaround I can find and have undone them all and nothing works...frustrating.

I also suspect that my boot up is taking LONGER than it did in 9.10...

J.A. Sully [2010-04-30 7:14 -0000]:
> I've tried every workaround I can find and have undone them all and
> nothing works...frustrating.

You could try the lucid-proposed package and report back whether it
works. That's the intended fix for this.

The new changed theme in proposed is working and better, but because of the low resolution it still looks very unprofessional. I would prefer to use the text-theme in Kubuntu, but unfortunately there is no plymouth-theme-kubuntu-text, only a ubuntu-text theme.

Can we expect that a kubuntu-text-theme appears sometimes?

Thank you for testing. Since it's an improvement, I mark this as "good".

Hi all, this bug affects also my card:
VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G400/G450

Sorry for the consecutive posts, but I realise only now that this bug is filed for Nvidia drivers. So I was wondering, should I file another bug, or is it OK to test this package on my system?

lelamal [2010-04-30 13:04 -0000]:
> or is it OK to test this package on my system?

Testing is always good, since we also want to know that the new
version does not cause regressions on other platforms, so feedback
appreciated.

Me too.

When I install Kubutu final without drivers it's ok. But then, I
install nvidia current and all is ugly.
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2010/4/30 Martin Pitt <email address hidden>:
> lelamal [2010-04-30 13:04 -0000]:
>> or is it OK to test this package on my system?
>
> Testing is always good, since we also want to know that the new
> version does not cause regressions on other platforms, so feedback
> appreciated.
>
> --
> plymouth theme ugly on binary nvidia driver
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551290
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “kubuntu-default-settings” package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed
> Status in “kubuntu-default-settings” source package in Lucid: Fix Committed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: plymouth
>
> Package: plymouth
> Version: 0.8.1-1ubuntu3
>
> Hi,
> I'm using Kubuntu lucid and plymouth splash is too ugly.
> Attached a picture that shows the "defect"
> ---
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
> InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100218)
> MachineType: ECS A785GM-M
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: plymouth 0.8.1-1ubuntu3
> PackageArchitecture: amd64
> ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-18-generic root=UUID=79d60613-bc02-41f8-b4d3-01f57b323174 ro quiet splash
> ProcEnviron:
>  LANGUAGE=pt_BR:pt:en
>  LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcFB: 0 VGA16 VGA
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-18.27-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
> Tags: lucid
> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-18-generic x86_64
> UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
> dmi.bios.date: 07/17/2009
> dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: 080015
> dmi.board.name: A785GM-M
> dmi.board.vendor: ECS
> dmi.board.version: 1.0
> dmi.chassis.type: 3
> dmi.chassis.vendor: ECS
> dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080015:bd07/17/2009:svnECS:pnA785GM-M:pvr1.0:rvnECS:rnA785GM-M:rvr1.0:cvnECS:ct3:cvr:
> dmi.product.name: A785GM-M
> dmi.product.version: 1.0
> dmi.sys.vendor: ECS
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kubuntu-default-settings/+bug/551290/+subscribe
>

Me too.

When I install Kubutu final without drivers it's ok. But then, I
install nvidia current driver and all is ugly.

Martin, I tested the package as suggested. As Sel Goona reported in comment #49, it's definitely better looking: please, compare Screenshot1 (before) with Screenshot2 (after). Extreme pixelation disappeared, but still it feels slightly improvable. Also, some comments follow:

- cursor keeps blinking on the upper left corner over a black screen, when one would expect the logo to appear instead;
- most of the times, the logo in the end doesn't appear at all, there's a short green flash followed instantly by the login screen;
- sometimes, while cursor blinks, some information is displayed as shown in Screenshot3 (sorry for the resolution, as the other 2, it's a picture and since this behavior cannot be reproduced at every login, I was unable to take a better shot);
- when computer is shut down, on the contrary, the logo seems to be always shown.

Anyway, thanks for all your efforts, and good work so far!

Screenshot2 (sorry, I thought I could upload all the attachments in one shot).

Screenshot3

This bug affect Ubuntu Lucid too.. not only Kubuntu Lucid...

Confirming the bug:

Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Release: 10.04
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G96 [GeForce 9400 GT] (rev a1)

This bug is not only present with the binary nVidia driver; it happens also with the binary ATI-driver:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M92 [Mobility Radeon HD 4500 Series]

Here is another with ATI/AMD card and the same problem:

VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV770 [Radeon HD 4870]

Same proble with ATI RADEON HD4200 in Kubuntu Lucid.
Ugly plymouuth...
I hope this bug have been resolved soon.

I confirm.
am testing the repo from Alessandro Ghersi fix. Resolution is slightly better but not excellent. Needs more fixing and testing.

You don't need testing the fix from my repo, the fix is already in lucid-proposed, just enable lucid-proposed in your source.list .

<< Resolution is slightly better but not excellent. Needs more fixing and testing.
There's no way for now to fix the resolution issue with vga16 framebuffer.

Same problem here after upgrading to Kubuntu 10.04 using the proprietary ATI-driver.

Same problem on Samsung Notebook / Nvidia 310M

This bug was fixed in the package kubuntu-default-settings - 1:10.04ubuntu23.1

---------------
kubuntu-default-settings (1:10.04ubuntu23.1) lucid-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Alessandro Ghersi ]
  * Fix Plymouth logo on 16 bit graphics, LP: #551290
   - Merge lib/plymouth/themes/kubuntu-logo/kubuntu-logo.script with Ubuntu
   - Use alternate BackgroundTopColor and BackgroundBottomColor when we have
     only 4bpp

  [ Giuseppe Pennisi ]
  * Add 16-color images to use when we have only 4bpp
 -- Alessandro Ghersi <email address hidden> Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:00:51 +0200

Copied lucid-proposed to maverick.

I don't know why it has been fixed and how...???
We cannot ask every single user to follow a workaround....unthinkable.
The fix must come (and quickly, because it's a mess for the marketing of Kubuntu) from the OFFICIAL REPOSITORY.

The bug is confirmed on Kubuntu 64bit freshly installed, Nvidia 8600M GT and official drivers in "hardware drivers" manager.

Same pattern:
- as long as NVidia proprietary drivers are not installed, Plymouth is fine.
- as soon as NVIdia proprietary drivers get installed, Plymouth becomes ugly

Shaikailash [2010-05-03 8:33 -0000]:
> I don't know why it has been fixed and how...???
> We cannot ask every single user to follow a workaround....unthinkable.
> The fix must come (and quickly, because it's a mess for the marketing of Kubuntu) from the OFFICIAL REPOSITORY.

It will, it will. In 3 days it'll move to -updates.

I think you can't install Kubuntu 10.04 lucid in any computer that you
can distribute to final users.

This bug should be solved in official Lucid versión quickly. I agree
with Shaikailash <email address hidden>.
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Francisco J. Bejarano
<email address hidden>
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2010/5/3 Shaikailash <email address hidden>:
> I don't know why it has been fixed and how...???
> We cannot ask every single user to follow a workaround....unthinkable.
> The fix must come (and quickly, because it's a mess for the marketing of Kubuntu) from the OFFICIAL REPOSITORY.
>
> The bug is confirmed on Kubuntu 64bit freshly installed, Nvidia 8600M GT
> and official drivers in "hardware drivers" manager.
>
> Same pattern:
> - as long as NVidia proprietary drivers are not installed, Plymouth is fine.
> - as soon as NVIdia proprietary drivers get installed, Plymouth becomes ugly
>
> --
> plymouth theme ugly on binary nvidia driver
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551290
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “kubuntu-default-settings” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in “kubuntu-default-settings” source package in Lucid: Fix Committed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: plymouth
>
> Package: plymouth
> Version: 0.8.1-1ubuntu3
>
> Hi,
> I'm using Kubuntu lucid and plymouth splash is too ugly.
> Attached a picture that shows the "defect"
> ---
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
> InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100218)
> MachineType: ECS A785GM-M
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: plymouth 0.8.1-1ubuntu3
> PackageArchitecture: amd64
> ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-18-generic root=UUID=79d60613-bc02-41f8-b4d3-01f57b323174 ro quiet splash
> ProcEnviron:
>  LANGUAGE=pt_BR:pt:en
>  LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcFB: 0 VGA16 VGA
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-18.27-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
> Tags: lucid
> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-18-generic x86_64
> UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
> dmi.bios.date: 07/17/2009
> dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: 080015
> dmi.board.name: A785GM-M
> dmi.board.vendor: ECS
> dmi.board.version: 1.0
> dmi.chassis.type: 3
> dmi.chassis.vendor: ECS
> dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080015:bd07/17/2009:svnECS:pnA785GM-M:pvr1.0:rvnECS:rnA785GM-M:rvr1.0:cvnECS:ct3:cvr:
> dmi.product.name: A785GM-M
> dmi.product.version: 1.0
> dmi.sys.vendor: ECS
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kubuntu-default-settings/+bug/551290/+subscribe
>

This bug was fixed in the package kubuntu-default-settings - 1:10.04ubuntu23.1

---------------
kubuntu-default-settings (1:10.04ubuntu23.1) lucid-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Alessandro Ghersi ]
  * Fix Plymouth logo on 16 bit graphics, LP: #551290
   - Merge lib/plymouth/themes/kubuntu-logo/kubuntu-logo.script with Ubuntu
   - Use alternate BackgroundTopColor and BackgroundBottomColor when we have
     only 4bpp

  [ Giuseppe Pennisi ]
  * Add 16-color images to use when we have only 4bpp
 -- Alessandro Ghersi <email address hidden> Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:00:51 +0200

I have just install lucid netbook remix edition to my dell inspiron 1011. Everything works fine expect plymouth. The boot time is too long and i have some errors before ubuntu logo appear.

Fixed ? It's not fixed it'only a workaround.
Today i've updated kubuntu-default-settings.
There are only a modification of the boot screen image.
The quality is poor, and there are font problem on displaying the crypt password box / data (see att.)
Why the ubuntu version is ok (and very nice), tested on the same computer ?
Why these difference on the (k)ubuntu version ?, I think there in the kubuntu version have to change only the Desktop enviroment (Kde/gome) , not the boot system or other software (only the logo, but it's only a image!)
Why can compete on desktop market with this "bugs" (see bug nr. 1) ?

This bug is about the plymouth theme rendering with dithered colors on the VGA fb driver. It's still not going to look as good with the binary video drivers as it will on the free ones, because the binary video drivers don't give us a suitable kernel framebuffer that we can write to.

If it looks better when running on Ubuntu, that's almost certainly because you don't have the binary drivers installed in Ubuntu.

I tried using the suggestions from kubuntuforums, and it works great for me with 1920x1200x32 and using the latest NVIDIA driver blob (195.36.24).

The logo still looks much worse than the one from Jaunty. So how is it possible that the one from Jaunty was looking fine even with binary video drivers?

Dear Mr Steve Langasek.

That you said on comment 76 is right (the ubuntu live session have open drivers, the installed kubuntu nvidia closed drivers).

But it's necessary to use the closed nvidia drivers to work on a PC.
And for these reason, most people use them, and also canonical include them .

I think that is necessary to made a "real fix", to have a better graphic on boot (see my previous post).
And consider that in previous version, we don't have this problem.

I fail understanding how having _X11_ use NVidia drivers can have a damaging impact on an early bootsplash system capability to drive graphics, far before X11 is started... The Nvidia kernel module isn't supposed to be loaded when plymouth starts, is it ?

Exactly, the open drivers provide a proper resoulution framebuffer to the kernel that is used for the splash (using kernel mode setting I think), as the proprietary nvidia drivers are unable to do so vga16fb is used instead to provide the framebuffer, but that gives a 640x480 16 colors screen by default.

to fix resolution and plymouth when pc boot, try this:

add this line to /etc/default/grub

GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768

end run these commands:

echo FRAMEBUFFER=y | sudo tee /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash
sudo update-grub
sudo update-initramfs -u

To fix the problem try this:

With StartUp-Manager set the resolution to 1024x768 and color to 24bit

From terminal run these command:
sudo update-grub
sudo update-initramfs -u

I used this workaround and work for me.

I have done Daniele Bregoli and Marco procedures.

With Marco procedure I dont have any result.
With Daniele I have a black screen.

These procedures are not valid for me, but thanks.

I think that this bug is not fixed.
---

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Release: 10.04
Codename: lucid
$ aptitude show nvidia-current
Paquete: nvidia-current
Estado: instalado
Instalado automáticamente: no
Versión: 195.36.15-0ubuntu2
Prioridad: opcional
Sección: restricted/misc
Desarrollador: Ubuntu Core Developers <email address hidden>
Tamaño sin comprimir: 72,5M
Depende de: x11-common (>= 1:7.0.0), make, sed (> 3.0), dkms,
linux-libc-dev, libc6-dev, linux-headers-generic | linux-headers,
patch, acpid, libc6 (>=
            2.3.6-6~), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libx11-6 (>= 0), libxext6
(>= 0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recomienda: nvidia-settings
Proporciona: xserver-xorg-video-6
$ uname -a
Linux casakub 2.6.32-22-generic-pae #33-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 28 14:57:29
UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G96 [GeForce
9400 GT] (rev a1)

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<email address hidden>
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2010/5/7 Daniele Bregoli <email address hidden>:
> To fix the problem try this:
>
> With StartUp-Manager set the resolution to 1024x768 and color to 24bit
>
> >From terminal run these command:
> sudo update-grub
> sudo update-initramfs -u
>
> I used this workaround and work for me.
>
> --
> plymouth theme ugly on binary nvidia driver
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551290
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “kubuntu-default-settings” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in “kubuntu-default-settings” source package in Lucid: Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: plymouth
>
> Package: plymouth
> Version: 0.8.1-1ubuntu3
>
> Hi,
> I'm using Kubuntu lucid and plymouth splash is too ugly.
> Attached a picture that shows the "defect"
> ---
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
> InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100218)
> MachineType: ECS A785GM-M
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: plymouth 0.8.1-1ubuntu3
> PackageArchitecture: amd64
> ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-18-generic root=UUID=79d60613-bc02-41f8-b4d3-01f57b323174 ro quiet splash
> ProcEnviron:
>  LANGUAGE=pt_BR:pt:en
>  LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcFB: 0 VGA16 VGA
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-18.27-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
> Tags: lucid
> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-18-generic x86_64
> UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
> dmi.bios.date: 07/17/2009
> dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: 080015
> dmi.board.name: A785GM-M
> dmi.board.vendor: ECS
> dmi.board.version: 1.0
> dmi.chassis.type: 3
> dmi.chassis.vendor: ECS
> dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080015:bd07/17/2009:svnECS:pnA785GM-M:pvr1.0:rvnECS:rnA785GM-M:rvr1.0:cvnECS:ct3:cvr:
> dmi.p...

Marco's procedure is actually incomplete. You shoud also add "set gfxpayload=keep" in /etc/grub.d/00_header under "set gfxmode=${GRUB_GFXMODE}" and run update-grub. You may also have to unblacklist vesafb and rebuild your initramfs.

KBios: that's correct for karmic, in lucid you should rather set
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep
in /etc/default/grub and run update-grub.

Ok the correct procedure is

1.- Add to /etc/default/grub
GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x1024x24,1280x1024x16,1024x768x24,800x600x24,640x480x24,640x480
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep

2.- $ echo FRAMEBUFFER=y | sudo tee /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash

3.- $ sudo update-grub && sudo update-initramfs -u

In my PC, the image is correct (the herzts is not correct) but, in my
portatil, with Nvidia 7600 go, this method doest'n work.

Regards

---------------------------------------------------------------
Francisco J. Bejarano
<email address hidden>
----------------------------------------------------------------

2010/5/7 Philip Muškovac <email address hidden>:
> KBios: that's correct for karmic, in lucid you should rather set
> GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep
> in /etc/default/grub and run update-grub.
>
> --
> plymouth theme ugly on binary nvidia driver
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551290
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “kubuntu-default-settings” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in “kubuntu-default-settings” source package in Lucid: Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: plymouth
>
> Package: plymouth
> Version: 0.8.1-1ubuntu3
>
> Hi,
> I'm using Kubuntu lucid and plymouth splash is too ugly.
> Attached a picture that shows the "defect"
> ---
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
> InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100218)
> MachineType: ECS A785GM-M
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: plymouth 0.8.1-1ubuntu3
> PackageArchitecture: amd64
> ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-18-generic root=UUID=79d60613-bc02-41f8-b4d3-01f57b323174 ro quiet splash
> ProcEnviron:
>  LANGUAGE=pt_BR:pt:en
>  LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcFB: 0 VGA16 VGA
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-18.27-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
> Tags: lucid
> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-18-generic x86_64
> UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
> dmi.bios.date: 07/17/2009
> dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: 080015
> dmi.board.name: A785GM-M
> dmi.board.vendor: ECS
> dmi.board.version: 1.0
> dmi.chassis.type: 3
> dmi.chassis.vendor: ECS
> dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080015:bd07/17/2009:svnECS:pnA785GM-M:pvr1.0:rvnECS:rnA785GM-M:rvr1.0:cvnECS:ct3:cvr:
> dmi.product.name: A785GM-M
> dmi.product.version: 1.0
> dmi.sys.vendor: ECS
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Can the developers please fix this bug. How can a workaround still exist without any comments from the developers on the status of the problem currently. Right now i have had to shift my linux os due to this issue as all i get is the ugliest plymount screen seen in the history of kubuntu. Everything seems to be still in "status quo". Terrible marketing really.

And yes those issues of surviving by adjusting grub and so on are all fine. But they make no sense to newbies. Kindly repair this damage being done to the heart of kubuntu.

(Comes from bug #571567):
Same problem here:
I installed a vanila Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 and updated everything using apt-get.
Then I installed KDE and up to this point, everything works normal.
Then I downloaded a couple of login screen themes and switched my default theme with one of those.
Then trouble started. t first, I viewed the low res logo at boot, with some aliasing errors. The boot proccess stops there and then I can not even switch to console mode with Ctrl+Alt+F1, the computer is just frozen.
I tried a trick: inserted the ubuntu cd-rom on drive and hard-rebooted the PC, then choose "boot from first hard disk" option and then I could log in to mi KDE desktop.
I reverted my login screen theme back to the default one, and rebooted. Now I see a splash screen reading "kubuntu" but the computer freezes again, keyboard is blocked, etc, same as before.
My PC currently only boots when using the CD-in-tray trick.

The workaround does not work on all graphic cards, especially not on laptop. So it isn't a workaround!!
How can we promote kubuntu when showing a bootscreen from the early '90?
The fix has help a little bit, but there is still lot of work to do!

@Vadi01
You mean like comment #24, where it is requested that a proposed fix be tested, or #68, where we fix the bug? Just run the latest updates making sure lucid-updates is enabled (it is by default) and you'll get the fix.

The boot experience in lucid is epic fail. I have this problem with nvidia driver but and to my dell inspiron 1011 i have very long boot time. About 30 sec.
I dont know what they have done but i can see the result of what they have make.
This is very sad because everything else in this release of ubuntu works perfect.

On a 7600Go (Toshiba p100 laptop), a variant of #87 worked:
1) Allow FB for initramfs:

echo FRAMEBUFFER=y | sudo tee /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash
sudo update-initramfs -u

2) Checking highest (highest resolution and color depht) FB mode supported by hardware (requires hwinfo):
sudo apt-get install hwinfo
sudo hwinfo --framebuffer

3) Edit grub conf file to set selected FB mode:
sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
Change GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT and add "vga=" with FB selected mode nb
Save and:
sudo update-grub

Reboot to check if it work

For instance on my machine:
sudo hwinfo --framebuffer

Returned:
02: None 00.0: 11001 VESA Framebuffer
  [Created at bios.464]
  Unique ID: xxxxxxxx
  Hardware Class: framebuffer
  Model: "NVIDIA G73 Board - e463h11 "
  Vendor: "NVIDIA Corporation"
  Device: "G73 Board - e463h11 "
  SubVendor: "NVIDIA"
  SubDevice:
  Revision: "Chip Rev"
  Memory Size: 128 MB
  Memory Range: 0xc0000000-0xc7ffffff (rw)
  Mode 0x0300: 640x400 (+640), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0301: 640x480 (+640), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0303: 800x600 (+800), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0305: 1024x768 (+1024), 8 bits
  Mode 0x030e: 320x200 (+640), 16 bits
  Mode 0x030f: 320x200 (+1280), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0311: 640x480 (+1280), 16 bits
  Mode 0x0312: 640x480 (+2560), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0314: 800x600 (+1600), 16 bits
  Mode 0x0315: 800x600 (+3200), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0317: 1024x768 (+2048), 16 bits
  Mode 0x0318: 1024x768 (+4096), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0330: 320x200 (+320), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0331: 320x400 (+320), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0332: 320x400 (+640), 16 bits
  Mode 0x0333: 320x400 (+1280), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0334: 320x240 (+320), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0335: 320x240 (+640), 16 bits
  Mode 0x0336: 320x240 (+1280), 24 bits
  Mode 0x033d: 640x400 (+1280), 16 bits
  Mode 0x033e: 640x400 (+2560), 24 bits
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown

So highest FB supported mode is 0x318 (Hexa) = 792 (Decimal), thus in grub config:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="splash vga=792"

Did the trick...

Maybe this could be automated for proprietary installs by grub setup or update process, if this prove reliable by other users.

Please note that GRUB_GFXMODE modification did not have any effect for me, so this was still commented in my grub config...

Why is this "Fix Released"? Still getting this with a fresh install of Kubuntu 10.04 and ATI drivers. All updates applied.

@Danny: because this is the best possible fix we currently have, it looked even worse before. That it still doesn't look very nice is tracked in bug 563878.