system hangs during boot

[Peter-jezdec]

Hangs while starting services. Seems to be around where it is starting something related to backlight. I'm not sure how to find a log since the system doesn't finish booting. Works fine with upstart.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: systemd 229-4ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-36.55-generic 4.4.16
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-36-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: i386
CurrentDesktop: LXDE
Date: Tue Aug 30 22:33:26 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-24 (493 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20150218.1)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 1018
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-36-generic root=UUID=e0e6a3b6-bd6c-40aa-b7d7-0c6504a8fd87 ro init=/sbin/upstart
SourcePackage: systemd
SystemdDelta:
 [EXTENDED] /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service → /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service.d/disable-with-time-daemon.conf
 [EXTENDED] /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service → /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service.d/debian.conf

 2 overridden configuration files found.
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-30 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 11/12/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A02
dmi.board.name: 0GHG2G
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A02
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A02
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA02:bd11/12/2010:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron1018:pvrA02:rvnDellInc.:rn0GHG2G:rvrA02:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA02:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1018
dmi.product.version: A02
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Peter-jezdec (peter-jezdec)]

OCR screenshot:

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20.144111111 : Mating FUSE Control File System...
imptims NOE COntrOl File system...
ro.simm gommtli: Starting Apply Kernel variables...
Apply Kernel Variables...
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1 a. temd[1]: Mounted FUSE Control File System.
I at /1 JiLJ FUSE control File System.
I 11111.1tPmffl emstemd[i]: Started Journal Service.
mrted Journal Service.
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' at I ftarted Apply Kernel Variables.
t at I Started Create Static Device Nodes in /dev.
Starting udev Kernel Device Manager-
' at 1 Started udev Kernel Device Manager.
Starting Remount Root and Kernel File Systems...
t at i Started Remount Root and Kernel File Systems.
Starting udev Coldplug all Devices...
[M.11 ] Reached target Local File Systems (Pre).
Starting flush Journal to Persistent Storage...
Starting Load/Save Random Seed...
I Started Load/Save Random Seed.
I Started Flush Journal to Persistent Storage.
I Started udev Coldplug all Devices.
] Started Dispatch Password Requests to Console Directory CEDMII
) Created slice system-systead\ladbackli'4 t.slice.
Sterling Load/Save Screen Backli t 'rightness of bacK1ight:acp1_video0...
Started Load/Save Screen Backlight erightness of backlight:acpi_videoo.
) Listening on Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status /devirfkill Watch.
Starting Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status...
Startiwg Load/Save Screen Backlight Brightness of 1eds:de11::kbd_baci1ignt..,