same problem for me. the system doesn't start after installing nvidia proprietary driver with jockey (no extra ppa enabled). I've deleted the splash parameter from grub boot record and when the kernel boot up services, I've this error:
"loca fallback graphics devices [failed]" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/770559 Title: Ubuntu fails to boot with nVidia proprietary driver -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs