well it's really weird but the computer in question boots up just fine to the most recent kernel now
not sure what changed other than the time but i'm just gonna close this as invalid thanks for your help though! ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000032c https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/493344 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs