Ubuntu 14.04 getting stuck booting up
md: autorun ...
md: ... autorun DONE.
EXT4-fs (sda): mounting ext3 file system using the ext4 subsystem
EXT4-fs (sda): barriers disabled
EXT4-fs (sda): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly on device 8:0.
devtmpfs: mounted
Freeing unused kernel memory: 1536K (ffffffff82142000 - ffffffff822c2000)
Write protecting the kernel read-only data: 16384k
Freeing unused kernel memory: 204K (ffff8800019cd000 - ffff880001a00000)
Freeing unused kernel memory: 1984K (ffff880001e10000 - ffff880002000000)
x86/mm: Checked W+X mappings: passed, no W+X pages found.
Mount failed for selinuxfs on /sys/fs/selinux: No such file or directory
random: init urandom read with 36 bits of entropy available
init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (1944) terminated with status 1
init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning
init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (1953) terminated with status 1
init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning
init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (1956) terminated with status 1
init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning
init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (1958) terminated with status 1
init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning
init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (1960) terminated with status 1
init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning
init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (1962) terminated with status 1
init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning
tsc: Refined TSC clocksource calibration: 2500.002 MHz
clocksource: tsc: mask: 0xffffffffffffffff max_cycles: 0x24093bd8b47, max_idle_ns: 440795323134 ns
I rebooted into rescue mode and tried the suggestions posted here,