The same problem exists on VirtualBox using the Apr 2 nightly of bionic cloud image... :(
Workaround on Virtualbox is to add a disconnected serial port to allow booting to continue using the following: VBoxManage modifyvm "${VM}" --uart1 0x3f8 4 --uartmode1 disconnected -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1573095 Title: 16.04 cloud image hangs at first boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-images/+bug/1573095/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs