** Description changed:

  PROBLEM:    Ubuntu isn't able to boot on my laptop and hangs mostly on
  "Loading hardware drivers..." (in two instances got a couple of lines
  further but that could be an anomaly). This occurs both on live-CD and
  after installation (alternate text installation works) - yes different
  dics/downloads, the media is fine. So far I've been able to get my hands
  on DSL 3.2 (damn small linux) and SimplyMEPIS-DVD_6.0-1_i386 and both of
  them boot but lack stuff like touchpad. More detailed specs below. Via
  install-CD recovery I can get to a shell in the root.
  
  QUESTIONS:    On long term I suppose I'll have to start retrieving info about 
possible problemspots (whose ot say it's just one in there) to first get it to 
boot to desktop. That will be the end of this bug, I suppose. 
- On short term I'll have to try to access Grub to make it doubleboot to Vista 
for now to have some internet access. To be able to do most things, as rescue 
gives me only limited access, I'm going to need some way to boot to shell at 
least.
+ On short term to be able to do most things, as rescue gives me only limited 
access, I'm going to need some way to boot to shell at least.
  
  HARDWARE: 
  Laptop HP Pavilion tx1020
  AMD Turion™ 64 X2 TL-5
  1024 Mb
  120 Gt SATA
  12,1" touchscreen (1280x800)
  NVIDIA(r) GeForce™ Go 6150 (128Mb shared)
  802.11a/b/g WLAN, Bluetooth, ethernet,
  cardreader, web-cam, speakers, FireWire,
  fingerprint scanner, modem, ir-remote,
  touchpad, spdif-audio-out, modem
  Lightscribe CD/DVD (+/-R; +/-RW; dl)
  In stores: 3/2007 (Vista included)
  Link to HP:s support site: 
http://search.hp.com/query.html?charset=iso-8859-1&hpvc=sitewide&la=en&qs=&lk=1&rf=0&uf=1&nh=10&st=1&qt=HP+Pavilion+tx1020ea+Notebook+PC&ocoldqt=Pavilion+tx1020&oc=3352239
  
  
  HDD split: Vista (ntfs); HP recovery (ntfs); Ubuntu (ext3, ext3, swap)
+ Edited grub to allow doubleboot to Vista.
  
  
  cd iso/kernel: ubuntu-6.06.1-alternate-amd64.iso / 2.6.15-26-amd64-generic
  
  
  Sequence on installation (normal) and some notes from along the way:
  text install method
  ...
  do network setup
  "system has several network devices/ports..."; primääri eth0: broadcom
  corporation bcm4310 UART (wireless), eth1: nVidia corporation mcp51
  Ethernet controller
  could not set up wireless network (offered only wep, not wpa)
  ...
  disk partitioned
  ...
  username and pw set
  ...
  installing basic setup
  ...
  no language support downloaded
  ...
  xserver-xorg setup; 1280x800 only
  ...
  installing grub
  ...
  remove cd and reboot
  ...
  hp, grub, booting, slash screen
  ...
  loading hardwere drivers...
  ####hangs
  ####re-try
  hp, grub, booting (recovery mode)
  ...
  loading hardwere drivers...
  ####hangs
  
  ---
  
  ####ubuntu-cd: rescue system, shell (hdd root partition)
  
  (Output from commands that were asked to try on
  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/FAQ)
  
  # "less -F /var/log/messages"
  -> can't be executed, "terminal not fully functional"
  # "ifconfig -a"
  -> "cannot open /proc/net/dev (No such file or directory). Limited output"
  # "tcpdump -i ethx"
  -> "ioctl: No such device"
  # "netstat -in"
  -> "Kernel interface table
  Iface   MTU Met RX-OK RX-ERR RX-DRP RX-OVR     TX-OK TX-ERR TX-DRP TX-OVER Flg
  Warning: cannot open /proc/net/dev (No such file or directory). Limited 
output.
  missing interface information: NOsuch file or directory"
  # "netstat -rn"
  -> "/proc/met/route: No such file or directory
  INET (IPv4) not configured in this system"

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Ubuntu installation (and live-CD) unable to boot in HP Pavilion tx1020 laptop 
(AMD64, tablet), hangs
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103273
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