Ross Boylan wrote: > I've discovered that if I type my pass-phrase (waiting long enough > that I think things have settled down), the system boots. >
Have you tried setting up the display parameters properly in grub? Sometimes on notebooks the default settings are different and do not match predefined values in grub # The resolution used on graphical terminal # note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE # you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo' #GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480 GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x1024 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep