> Garl, you mention that the long, blank loading is a common issue in
> Ubuntu 7.10, and you have the fix for it. Would you mind posting it
> whenever you find the link or whatever? I installed 7.10 for my friend
> recently, on his laptop, and just told him to ignore it, but it's
> annoying, and doesn't reflect too well on Linux. My thought was that
> it's a problem with GRUB using the wrong video driver/resolution during
> booting, but I don't know enough about GRUB to check off-hand, and I've
> been too lazy to look into it since the install.
>
> Thanks for mentioning that it's a known problem, that helps a bit when
> looking for solutions. :)
Ron,
My notes are below. The problem is related to upsplash. It is defaulting
to a resolution that is outside of the range that most laptops can support.
So you basically need to change the resolution to something that the screen
supports. Most people seem to be using 800x600. I opted for the native
resolution of 1440x900. So, there you go. Let me know if you have questions.
Garl
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Steps to fix blank boot screen (SLoooooowwwww boots):
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Problem: Slow boot/blank screen after grub. Switching to console speeds
boot.
Ref: Ubuntu Bug #150930
Fix: Change resolution for upsplash to something the system supports
sudo vi /etc/usplash.conf
# Usplash configuration file
xres=1440
yres=900
sudo update-usplash-theme usplash-theme-ubuntu
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