Actually, this is a usplash problem -- you'll note it's using 100% CPU on the chart, causing nothing else to get a look in.
You have an NVIDIA graphics card on and AMD64, yes? This should be fixed in the latest usplash uploads ** Changed in: readahead-list (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: readahead-list => usplash Status: Needs Info => Fix Released -- readahead takes very long during boot https://launchpad.net/bugs/66147 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs