The problem was fixed by flashing the motherboard BIOS to the newest version. So basically, this bug can be closed now. Sorry for any inconvenience.
** Summary changed: - Kernel does not boot without noacpi or maxcpus=1 + Kernel does not boot without noapic or maxcpus=1 -- Kernel does not boot without noapic or maxcpus=1 https://launchpad.net/bugs/58143 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
