Boot splash has low resolution and color depth when using nvidia proprietary drivers
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xsplash (Ubuntu) |
Incomplete
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Undecided
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ozZ |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xsplash
When using the NVidia restricted drivers, the boot splash displays at a lower resolution than normal and the gradient is "blotchy" (probably a low color depth). This does not occur when the drivers are deactivated.
If this problem can't be fixed (due to the drivers being proprietary), then I think a feasible workaround would be to use a boot splash without a gradient (the gradient is pretty subtle anyway).
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xsplash 0.8.5-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-18-generic i686
NonfreeKernelMo
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Mar 29 16:27:43 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100318)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xsplash
Changed in xsplash (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → ozZ (ozansenkal) |
status: | Invalid → Incomplete |
xsplash is loaded after X, so any resolution problems you have with it are problems with the way your X is configured. I have an nvidia in my desktop and xsplash was just fine in Karmic.
However, we're not using xsplash in Lucid by default, so unless you've done something to explicitly configure it then I suspect what you're talking about is actually related to Plymouth. Feel free to file a bug against Plymouth, but I think there is nothing that can be done there. Since nvidia doesn't support KMS I think you're stuck using something a little more primitive until you get into X.