Confirmed after a user in #ubuntu reported this after using the mini.iso to install a basic non-GUI system. I reproduced it.
grub2's default is to add 'quiet splash' to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT. When 'splash' is there /etc/grub.d/10_linux detects it and adds "vt.handoff=" to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT before grub.cfg is generated. ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Summary changed: - $vt_handoff causes black screen even when nomodeset is used + $vt_handoff causes boot to tty7 with no getty login on non-GUI installs -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1697968 Title: $vt_handoff causes boot to tty7 with no getty login on non-GUI installs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1697968/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs