Comment 2 for bug 152726

Had similar problem after installing ubuntu 7.10, after install usplash did not load and the system wouldn't start. i erased quiet splash from the boot line on grub, and loaded the system. after that i did what you suggested and also reinstalled usplash and usplash-theme-ubuntu. now the system loads fine. i guess it's because i did what you suggested only my screen resolution is 1280x800, so i changed from 1280x1024 to 1280x800 in usplash.conf . this is a critical problem if it happens with other widescreen laptops like mine. (mine is toshiba).