This still happens with kernel 2.6.17-7-generic. The hang happens in the "loading hardware drivers" init script. It does not return till after the freeze.
-- kernel 2.6.17-6 does boot slowly on Thinkpad T43p https://launchpad.net/bugs/56249 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
