Boor splash not working on Dell inspiron 6400

Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, or Xubuntu? I just had this same issue and fixed it?

Kubuntu fix via command line, and Ubuntu and the rest should be similar:

##For /usr/lib/usplash link, do....
sudo ln -s /etc/alternatives/usplash-artwork.so /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-artwork.so

##For /etc/alternatives usplash link do.....
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-kubuntu.so /etc/alternatives/usplash-artwork.so

##Make sure usplash resolution is correct
sudo nano /etc/usplash.conf

should look like

# Usplash configuration file
xres=1024
yres=768

Once you have done all of that, then at the command line, do...

sudo update-initramfs -u

Then reboot and you should be enjoying your new usplash ;) Check the file names, as the kubuntu theme is for kubuntu and so forth

I did all of the above. I still get the same grey box, with the geometry info.

This is with Ubuntu.

I now get the splash when I reboot the machine. The link in /etc/alternatives/ to usplash was broken. Fixed that to point to /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so
. The boot usplash problem still remains.

Did you update your initrd again after fixing the link? If not: simply type a `sudo dpkg-reconfigure usplash` (or the above mentioned `sudo update-initramfs -u`), then it should work.

I did update my initrd after fixing the link. Does not work.

And the link in /etc/alternatives is correctly named usplash-artwork.so, pointing to /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so?

Sorry, forget to ask: and does exist a link /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-artwork.so, pointing back to /etc/alternatives/usplash-artwork.so? The usplash-default.so link in /usr/lib/usplash/ does no longer exist.

Yes. Both the links exist.

I upgraded yesterday to Edgy Eft (apt-get dist-upgrade) and also get this strange geometry-splash. Just did those commands of the second comment, will try later if that worked.

These two commands fixed my problem:

sudo ln -s /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-kubuntu.so /etc/alternatives/usplash-artwork.so
sudo update-initramfs -u

Now bug 63541 and bug 64570 are also fixed... Strange but good for me.

This bug is now pretty old, can someone try to reproduce it on latest Linux Ubuntu Gutsy or Hardy ( which is currently in alpha 4 ) ? Thanks to everybody who contributed to this bug report so far

Because the last comment from the initial reporter is more than one year ago and no answer was provided inside a month, I set the status to Invalid. However, if you can still reproduce the issue with latest ubuntu Gutsy or Hardy release and that you can provide more information, please comment on the bug report and set back the status to confirmed. Thanks for your contribution to that bug report!