Comment 7 for bug 102712

Thanks for your bug report. Can someone confirm if this bug still happens with Gutsy?

For people that get a completely black screen and a very long boot time before GDM/X appears, try the following steps and please confirm if it gives results.

1. Open your System / Administration / Screens and Graphics menu and keep in mind your actual screen resolution.
2. Edit /etc/usplash.conf and if the resolution is this file is not the same as the one you have in Gnome/X, change it to be the same as the one you have when you use your computer and save. To edit this file, you can type this in a temrinal : gksu gedit /etc/usplash.conf
3. Once you have edited the file, type this in a terminal to apply the changes to usplash : sudo update-initramfs -u