Yep, vbetool vbemode set 0x118 does the same crash, nothing works after that, not even Magic SysRq key combinations. Apparently setting any vga=xxx parameter does things differently and does not use that, then.
-- Feisty crashes after grub, before boot process, if usplash is enabled (amd64) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/86666 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs