I also have this issue, with a HP dv6700 series laptop. A workaround which successfully gets me to the desktop is to hit shift as soon as the live-usb starts to load, select my language, hit F6 to get to advanced configuration, and manually edit the boot parameters to remove the word 'quiet'. I presume this means that plymouth isn't loaded.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/712173 Title: ubuntu desktop from usb stick freezes when the display switch from plymouth to X _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp