The symptoms you describe (and that are described in the linked forum discussion) point to a problem with the kernel graphics handling. Reassigning to the kernel.
** Package changed: plymouth (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315358 Title: boot appears hung after switching display Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The swap partition fails to initialise and causes the boot process to hang on the server version of 14.04. This error is unrecoverable, on num-lock and CTRL-ALT-DEL seem to work, no other terminal is accessible through keyboard combinations. I have wiped the partitions and reinstalled and have had a running version of the desktop on the same drive. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1315358/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
