Comment 2 for bug 160923

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rjwellsted (ron-wellsted) wrote : Re: [Bug 160923] Re: ubuntu splash screen not displayed on startup/shutdown with fglrx driver loaded

albert wrote:
> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. Please answer these questions:
>
> - What is the resolution of your monitor?
> - What resolution does the file /etc/usplash.conf contain?
>
> If the resolution in /etc/usplash.conf is not equal to the resolution of your monitor, please edit this file to set it to the correct resolution, then boot again with splash enabled. Do you see the splash screen now?
> To edit /etc/usplash.conf you can use the following command in a terminal window: $ sudo pico /etc/usplash.conf
>
>
> ** Changed in: usplash (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: None => usplash
> Status: New => Incomplete
>

The monitor resolution is 1280x800 (Amilo 1715 laptop)

/etc/usplash.conf contained 1280x1024, Changing it to 1280x800 does not
cure the problem on bootup but the splash screen now does appear on
shutdown.