The same here an my desktop machine, using ati rage 128 chip. If I'm setting up the vesafb-framebuffer for 1024x768 resolution, it works well, but the console then is black and therefore unusable.
** Changed in: usplash (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- usplash disappears halfway through boot https://launchpad.net/bugs/60129 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs