Ubuntu tips - No Splash

No Bootsplash at the boot time in Ubuntu 7.10 ?

Hardware: ATI Readon XPress 200M
Ubuntu: 7.10 Gutsy

Here is the solution... this worked for me on HP dv8000z laptop may work for you

1. sudo vim /etc/usplash.conf
# Usplash configuration file
#xres=1280
#yres=1024
xres=1024
yres=768

2. Add vga=791 to the kernel line in /boot/grub/menu.lst
sudo vim /boot/grub/menu.lst
OLD Line:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=20d06cf5-60a8-4cf3-b9ef-ce5204fcdc86 ro quiet splash

NEW Line:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=20d06cf5-60a8-4cf3-b9ef-ce5204fcdc86 ro quiet splash vga=791

3. sudo update-initramfs -u -k `uname -r` # In my case 2.6.22-14-generic

4. Reboot the machine !