Steve The kernel command line is as installed by the installed for server.
I did notice that: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" was set - uncommenting this did make things a little more verbose and I did get a login prompt. ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1028458 Title: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1028458/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs