After running 'sudo invoke-rc.d networking stop', I can open epiphany without the hang. So to summarize, Epiphany hangs in the following situations:
o The network is up and epiphany is started o Epiphany is running and the network is started Again, CPU usage is normal during the hang. -- Consistent 15-second hang with no window painting at launch https://launchpad.net/bugs/52722 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs