Okay, so I installed Startup Manager through Synaptic, and used that to configure the splash screen VGA options to 800x600x8bits (VGA=771 in menu.lst), and now I have a splash screen and a hugely decreased startup time.
So that's sorted it, awesome. -- blank screen during boot on amd64 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140759 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
