How to fix black or broken plymouth (splash screen) after installation of nvidia proprietary drivers in Ubuntu (it happens usually in all Ubuntu releases)? It's no matter what version of nvidia drivers I install bug is always present.
Here is a solution to address the problem of no plymouth (splash screen) in Ubuntu after an nVidia proprietary driver installation. It doesn't matter what Ubuntu version you use, it should work anyway.
Open your terminal and type
sudo apt-get install v86d
Then
sudo -H gedit /etc/default/grub
Find this line
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
and change for this one (of course choose your resolution)
GRUB_GFXMODE=1440x900
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep
Note: You can try GRUB_GFXMODE=1440x900x24, but beware of specifying the color depth. You must specify a supported value. If does not work then rather delete it. More information in the manual.
Also note: older Nvidia graphics cards require the GRUB_GFXMODE property in the format <width>x<height>-<depth> (e.g. 1920x1200-24, but not 1920x1200x24).
Save file and type in terminal
echo FRAMEBUFFER=y | sudo tee /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash
sudo update-initramfs -u
sudo update-grub
It worked for me in all Ubuntu versions.
Give it a try :)
