There are others reporting problems at the same point in the boot. Do you have a blinking cursor too? Does ctl-d allow you to use ctl-F1 etc. to switch virtual consoles? Does ctl-alt-backspace kill xorg and allow the boot to continue?
Compre to: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/59772 -- Edgy Knot 2 install crashes when configuring X. https://launchpad.net/bugs/59927 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs