it does continue on its own (from past experience), the current udev log is from a ctrl-c time, so I'll attach it, but when i reboot tomorrow I'll let it run and see if it differs and if so attach that one too.
** Attachment added: "udev log" http://librarian.launchpad.net/4244685/udev -- "Loading hardware drivers" hangs on boot https://launchpad.net/bugs/60104 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
