Found this to be some odd interaction with usplash, purged the package and the problem has gone away.
-- boot hangs at default X busy cursor https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/462104 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
