• Symptom:

    For a VM instance installed with the Ubuntu 18 operating system, if GRUB configures the Splash option, this VM instance cannot be started and its start page turns blurry or fuzzy, as shown in GRUB Configures the Splash Option and Blurry Start Page.

    Figure 1. GRUB Configures the Splash Option

    Figure 2. Blurry Start Page

  • Solution:

    Navigate to SettingsGlobal SettingsBasic Settings, and set VideoType to VGA before the VM instance can work properly.

    Note: This issue only reproduces in the Ubuntu 18 version, excluding the earlier Ubuntu versions.