I took the lucid proposed update for package gdm, this seems to have resolved my problem. I am now able to boot normally and login using gdm.
gdm: Installed: 2.30.2-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 2.30.2-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 2.30.2-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2.30.0-0ubuntu5 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages -- gdm fails to start sitting on plymouth boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/577477 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