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I installed Ubuntu 13.04 today with gnome(First Ubuntu 13.04, then apt-get install gnome-shell). After this my boot screen is broken, you can see this here:

broken screen

This happened at Ubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 12.10 after installing gnome-shell(For gnome 3 desktop environment), too, at shutdown and start. How can I fix this?

Additional information about graphic card and driver:

Name: GeForce GTX 560 Ti

Driver: 310.44

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  • Use a live cd and check the results of ls -l /var (or put them in the question). Check for symbolic links from /run to /var/run and /run/lock to /var/run/lock. By the way: 13.04 is beta software and installing gnome-shell might be bugged. If so we can not help you. If this also happend on 12.10 I would advice tagging it 12.10 and not 13.04.
    – Rinzwind
    Apr 12, 2013 at 19:33

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I had the exact same problem and found a working solution (for me). Original information from this blog: http://jechem.blogspot.be/2011/04/fix-plymouth-splash-screen-in-ubuntu-on.html

First install hwinfo by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install v86d hwinfo

After the installation run the following command and note down the highest resolution:

sudo hwinfo --framebuffer

For me this was Mode 0x0361: 1280x800 (+5120), 24 bits, next edit the following file:

gksu gedit /etc/default/grub

This will open the GRUB config file, we now look for GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" and change it with the following, change your resolution with mine and also add the color depth (for me 24 could be 16 or 32).

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset video=uvesafb:mode_option=1280x800-24,mtrr=3,scroll=ywrap"

Then find the following line (uncomment if needed) and change your resolution again, note that you don't include the color depth:

GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x800

Save and exit, next edit the following file:

gksu gedit /etc/initramfs-tools/modules

Scroll to the end of the file and add the following line, again add your resolution and the colordepth like you did before:

uvesafb mode_option=1280x800-24 mtrr=3 scroll=ywrap

Then in the terminal type the following commands and then reboot:

echo FRAMEBUFFER=y | sudo tee /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash
sudo update-grub
sudo update-initramfs -u

For me this fixed the problem, I tried all the other suggestions and scripts, none of them worked but this does, good luck!

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@JackLock, most probably your problem is unrelated to gnome-shell. It's caused by installing NVIDIA proprietary drivers. Look up this thread, for instance; there are plenty similar discussions on Ubuntu forums. There are all sorts of workarounds, but AFAIK the problem does not have a fix or solution.

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See: http://www.webupd8.org/2010/10/script-to-fix-ubuntu-plymouth-for.html

It's an old fix, but still relevant. Same problem in Mint 14

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  • Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.
    – fossfreedom
    May 20, 2013 at 10:36
  • This fix is an extremely bad idea. Even though it might work, for many it doesn't. It changes stuff in a bad way and is not easily reversible. Don't use!
    – mniess
    Jun 30, 2013 at 14:44

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