[xubuntu-users] Im still seeing LU'S theme?

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Thu, 2014-06-19 at 12:30 -0500, c. marlow wrote:
> > From: ralf.mardorf at rocketmail.com
> > As for changing the boot-thingy
> >
> > I don't know why people want to get a useless boot splash, instead of
> > seeing the startup messages. I recommend to disable the splash screen
> > in /boot/grub/grub.cfg. However, you perhaps use Plymouth
> > http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2013/07/install-change-boot-screen-theme-ubuntu-13-04/ .
> 
> Me too, I would rather see the messages than the LU screen or the one that is weird looking on my end its like
> 
> BRIGHT BLUE and says L U B U N T U
>                                             ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
> 
> then at one point turns black with the text above then I see the log in screen. 
> 
> and just the dots move lol.  I guess thats my nvidia card doing that.

If there is a boot splash, likely the Esc key or one of the F1 to F12
keys will disable the splash screen and switch to the messages. But you
need to push it for each startup and you likely will miss a few
messages.