Comment 58 for bug 150930

Newer versions of the .iso should eliminate these issues on some
(probably not all) of the machines during the liveCD bootup process.
However if there is a fix (I'm assuming its most likely a config file,
as opposed to a newer version of a binary), we should be able to port
this to current installs. If it is indeed a newer binary I'd hope that
it becomes available via an update sometime soon seeing as how this
issue appears to be fairly widespread.

Orange2k, I was hopeful that your solution would work for me. It is
taking a different approach, at least somewhat, than what we have been
doing thus far. I am however sad to report that I am still w/o a
splash screen or even a framebuffer working properly. When I get some
time later I may try using 16bit depth as per your solution at some
other resolutions. I have only tried it at my monitor's native
resolution (1280x1024).

On 10/24/07, Harvey Muller <email address hidden> wrote:
> Brett and others,
>
> On a hunch I checked the date on the amd64 desktop iso I downloaded on
> the 18th of October last night (this was supposed to be the final
> release). To my amazement, it is dated 15 October. This is what people
> are getting when they click the download link.
>
> So I downloaded another copy dated 18 October. This version eliminates
> the black screen, bad usplash.conf problem in my hardware configuration
> (actually solves more problems outside of the scope of this bug).
>
> Just thought I'd share this with the masses, instead of blindly clicking
> the download link, click on the link that let's you choose for yourself,
> and take care to observe the dates of the iso's.
>
> Brett, if you are a dev, you might want to pass a note to whomever
> manages the iso distribution. You'll eliminate a bunch of bug reports
> by getting the correct iso version into the hands of the masses.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Harvey
>
> --
> Black screen, and bad usplash.conf
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/150930
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Matt Schneider

Undergraduate Student
Materials Science and Engineering
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN