I just replaced the motherboard on this pc because the video hardware somehow died, and with a different video chipset the problem persists. Turns out the issue is the wifi hardware, which is the same for both boards. Looks like a Via chipset, VT6656, which plugs into a USB header on the board. The hardware never worked under Ubuntu (I never tried very hard), so I unplugged it from the header and the machine boots fine.
-- Unable to boot with any kernel since 2.6.31-21-generic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/653900 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
