Forget about comment #2 as it seems the suggestion from Bug #927684 comment #5 is working for me:
Comment 5: Try disabling plymouth-splash sudo mv /etc/init/plymouth-splash.conf /etc/init/plymouth- splash.conf.disabled ** Also affects: plymouth (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1066228 Title: After updates quantal doesn't boot into graphics mode on my ivybridge system To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/1066228/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs