PS on this same install, I also see this very recently, but I assumed it was related to a BIOS update in preparation for CPU upgrade: [this is pasted from http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/2056526]
Boxes that ended with black screen & cursor/underscore (static/not-blinking) - dell [optiplex] 780 (c2q-q9400, 8gb, amd/ati cedar radeon hd 5000/6000/7350/8350) - hp 8200 elite sff (i5-2400, 8gb, nvidia quadro 600) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2056526 Title: Plymouth's hidden console contains squares instead of bold text on live session shutdown To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/2056526/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
