Forget about comment #2 as it seems the suggestion from Bug #927684 comment #5 is working for me:
Comment 5: Try disabling plymouth-splash sudo mv /etc/init/plymouth-splash.conf /etc/init/plymouth- splash.conf.disabled ** Also affects: plymouth (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1066228 Title: After updates quantal doesn't boot into graphics mode on my ivybridge system To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/1066228/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp