Missing Ubuntu logo on boot (text mode splash only) with nvidia drivers

[MichaelB]

Binary package hint: xorg

Hi,

Ubuntu logo is missing on boot and shutdown sequence with proprietary nvidia driver (nouveau driver is ok).
Also the screen resolution still bad (too big) on boot, was same with lucid...

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 256.53 Fri Aug 27 20:27:48 PDT 2010
 GCC version: gcc version 4.4.5 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.4.4-14ubuntu5)
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 2 10:28:30 2010
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 256.53, 2.6.35-22-generic, x86_64: installed
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
MachineType: System manufacturer P5K
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=5f52c2a9-87d5-4e5a-b497-7d58b5e0d394 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=fr_CH.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
dmi.bios.date: 10/14/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1201
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5K
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1201:bd10/14/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnP5K:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5K:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: P5K
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: maverick
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic

[yurik81 (yurik81)]

Type this, as root (sudo su):
echo FRAMEBUFFER=y > /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash
update-initramfs -u

I think this workaround must be included in Ubuntu 10.10 by default.

[MichaelB (mrbou)]

I tried that but the logo and 4 points still in text mode (are not graphic... )

The only change is that the _ (underscore blinking) not appear and during this period the logo (text mode) is displayed.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

This is still a problem in natty beta-2. Booting I only see a blank purple screen before X starts. And the above FRAMEBUFFER=y hack doesn't seem to have any effect.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Confirmed. Still a problem in Ubuntu 11.04 GA. Though on my other machine where I do see the logo I notice the blank purple screen lasts a very long time before it appears. Maybe this bug where no logo is ever seen is simply due to fast-booting machines and plymouth splash just not starting early enough?

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Clarified the bug title. Also removed "bad resolution" because that's actually by design if you read the plymouth docs about non-KMS drivers.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Ignore my previous comments -- I am actually experiencing different bugs (540801 or 771905).

Doesn't this one sound like a regression of bug 526892?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[zzecool (zzecool)]

Why the importance of this bug is "nothing" compared to the same bug report about ATi that has been marked as MEDIUM ?

[TienFu Chen (ctf)]

This issue is fixed with adding "GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep" to
/etc/default/grub which preserving the graphics mode set using
'gfxmode'.