I have the same problem, but the "server started" line actually gets printed, but the server never gets to the started state. There is, apparently, a deadlock between two threads:
2012-02-28 13:03:32
Full thread dump Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (20.4-b02-402 mixed mode):
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Found one Java-level deadlock:
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"Remoting "jim-brownfields-macbook-pro:MANAGEMENT" task-1":
waiting to lock monitor 7fd5238be3f0 (object 7d56970f8, a org.jboss.remoting3.remote.InboundMessage),
which is held by "Remoting "jim-brownfields-macbook-pro:MANAGEMENT" read-1"
"Remoting "jim-brownfields-macbook-pro:MANAGEMENT" read-1":
waiting to lock monitor 7fd52a103e90 (object 7d5697118, a org.xnio.streams.BufferPipeInputStream),
which is held by "Remoting "jim-brownfields-macbook-pro:MANAGEMENT" task-1"
Java stack information for the threads listed above:
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"Remoting "jim-brownfields-macbook-pro:MANAGEMENT" task-1":
at org.jboss.remoting3.remote.InboundMessage.openInboundWindow(InboundMessage.java:128)
- waiting to lock <7d56970f8> (a org.jboss.remoting3.remote.InboundMessage)
at org.jboss.remoting3.remote.InboundMessage$2.acknowledge(InboundMessage.java:63)
at org.xnio.streams.BufferPipeInputStream.read(BufferPipeInputStream.java:195)
- locked <7d5697118> (a org.xnio.streams.BufferPipeInputStream)
at org.jboss.remoting3.remote.InboundMessage$3.read(InboundMessage.java:86)
at java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:116)
at java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:90)
at org.jboss.marshalling.SimpleDataInput.readByte(SimpleDataInput.java:213)
at org.jboss.as.protocol.mgmt.ProtocolUtils.expectHeader(ProtocolUtils.java:84)
at org.jboss.as.protocol.mgmt.ManagementProtocolHeader.parse(ManagementProtocolHeader.java:110)
at org.jboss.as.protocol.mgmt.ManagementChannelReceiver.handleMessage(ManagementChannelReceiver.java:67)
at org.jboss.remoting3.remote.RemoteConnectionChannel$5.run(RemoteConnectionChannel.java:435)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680)
"Remoting "jim-brownfields-macbook-pro:MANAGEMENT" read-1":
at org.xnio.streams.BufferPipeInputStream.pushEof(BufferPipeInputStream.java:112)
- waiting to lock <7d5697118> (a org.xnio.streams.BufferPipeInputStream)
at org.jboss.remoting3.remote.InboundMessage.cancel(InboundMessage.java:186)
- locked <7d56970f8> (a org.jboss.remoting3.remote.InboundMessage)
at org.jboss.remoting3.remote.RemoteConnectionChannel.handleMessageData(RemoteConnectionChannel.java:424)
at org.jboss.remoting3.remote.RemoteReadListener.handleEvent(RemoteReadListener.java:234)
at org.jboss.remoting3.remote.RemoteReadListener.handleEvent(RemoteReadListener.java:45)
at org.xnio.ChannelListeners.invokeChannelListener(ChannelListeners.java:72)
at org.xnio.channels.TranslatingSuspendableChannel.handleReadable(TranslatingSuspendableChannel.java:189)
at org.xnio.channels.TranslatingSuspendableChannel$1.handleEvent(TranslatingSuspendableChannel.java:103)
at org.xnio.ChannelListeners.invokeChannelListener(ChannelListeners.java:72)
at org.xnio.nio.NioHandle.run(NioHandle.java:90)
at org.xnio.nio.WorkerThread.run(WorkerThread.java:184)
Found 1 deadlock.
The full thread dump is attached.