By dint of blind typing to apt-get install openssh server and resetting ubuntu's password, I was able to ssh in from another machine to retrieve the Xorg.0.log file (attached).
** Attachment added: "Xorg log after failed attempt to start up X" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9692308/Xorg.0.log -- [RS482] hang while starting up X on radeon 200M https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139241 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
