Many thanks for the links provided regarding how to temp change the grub config file at boot and indeed permanently. Still the same though, no splash screen on boot, although I have not attempted to change the /etc/default/grub file. However, I did notice in there it said splash quiet as opposed to quiet splash - which I did edit in the bootup along with adding nomodeset - all to no effect.
I have researched further and last night even started the plymouth daemon manually and managed to display the splash screen, so if it works manually it should work auto also. I am currently working on this http://askubuntu.com/questions/362722/how-to-fix-plymouth-splash-screen-in-all-ubuntu-releases/ but before continuing I would welcome specifically some comment on the lines echo FRAMEBUFFER=y | sudo tee /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash sudo update-initramfs -u I guess the first line creates that splash file as I don't have one currently. The second line I guess invokes an up date which without would render the first line a waste of time. The third line is there to update grub as a result of previous changes mentioned in the link to /etc/default/grub. I thought it might be best if I appended my grub file so here is without all the usual commented lines. GRUB_DEFAULT=0 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true GRUB_TIMEOUT=10 GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian` GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="splash quiet" GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=None As always help and comments most welcome. DaveG On 10 August 2016 at 15:45, David Goldsbrough <da...@boavon.plus.com> wrote: > I said (extract) > > To the point, when I boot now I no longer see the "Ubuntu" message in the > >> > centre of the screen with the changing coloured dots underneath. Do I >> need to tweak something to re-instate it? >> > >> >> Liam Proven said (extract) > >> >>I have successfully resurrected this in the >>past by adding the kernel >> boot >> >>parameter >> >> >>nomodeset >> >> >>You can try this at boot time by pressing E on >>the GRUB menu, and >> adding it >> >>to the end of the boot line. >> >> >>If it works, you can add it to /etc/GRUB/defaults. >> >> Well, I tried the suggestion to no effect. I have looked through the > logs but cannot find any hints - but I am not that experienced and my low > vision can miss things. > > Undaunted I researched further. > I thought this thread looked promising > > https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2321997 > > and I checked a few things out but I suspect it was written before 16.04.1 > and .1 has corrected the bugs in part. I noticed late it was for lubuntu > but guessed ubuntu was the same. > > I am reading this at the moment > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Plymouth > but again notice it predates 16.04 > > I have not ruled out it is something to do with my graphics card nvidea > but the upgrade appears to have installed the latest driver. > > If I understand things correctly the boot sequence goes something like > this:- > GRUB opens the kernal using certain parameters. The kernal(s) have been > pre-compiled during kernal updates and compilation includes ref to display > drivers so the screen post GRUB works. If this limited understanding is > true, I am unclear when "plymouth" is called - prior to kernal opening I > guess. If this is true, then "plymouth" can only display splash screen in > some form of monitor default mode. But I am guessing. > Can anyone point me in the right direction to try and fix please. I'm not > sure if it is still a formally recorded bug which I just need to await a > fix for. > > Thanks > DaveG >
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