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Ramdisk boot messages do not display correctly when boot messages are enabled. Ubuntu 20.04.3

I edited /etc/default/grub and changed the line:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

to:

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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""

Then ran sudo update-grub and rebooted.

Ramdisk messages display like this during boot:

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But the boot messages display correctly:

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If I go into "recovery mode", Ramdisk boot messages display correctly.
Is there a setting I am missing? I did not have this problem when I was
running Ubuntu 18.04.6.

As requested, Here is my CPU info:

inxi -C

CPU:
  Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Celeron N3050 bits: 64 type: MCP 
  L2 cache: 1024 KiB 
  Speed: 547 MHz min/max: 480/2160 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 538 2: 480 

>Solution :

You will likely need to add the name of your video driver module to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules:

  1. Edit /etc/initramfs-tools/modules with sudo:

    sudo {editor of choice} /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
    

    Note: Be sure to replace {editor of choice} with your editor of choice.

  2. Add the name of your video driver module to the end of the file. Here is a short list outlining the most common values:

    Name Graphics Adapter
    amdgpu for modern AMD-based systems (use radeon if you have something from before 2010 or need the legacy ATI driver)
    i915 for Intel graphics
    nouveau for the open-source Nouveau driver
    mgag200 for the old-school Matrox graphics
    nvidia nvidia_modeset nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm for Nvidia … because why have one option when you can have four? 🤪
  3. Save the file and exit

  4. Update initramfs:

    sudo update-initramfs -u
    
  5. Reboot

This will give you everything you need.


Note for people using full disk encryption:

If you’ve also removed quiet from GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT, you will have a very 90’s era experience when unlocking the volume. The nice password screen is replaced with a simple text-based "Enter password" after some of the preliminary boot messages are displayed.

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