Nobody else seems to have mentioned this, but if (as the error suggests:-) you pass the "irqpoll" option to the kernel, it does boot. This makes me think this is a duplicate of the following bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/123617
To pass the option to the kernel at boot, you can hit the 'e' key while the relevant kernel is highlighted in the GRUB menu. Once booted you can edit the file /boot/grub/menu.lst Look for a section like this, title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic root (hd0,2) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=62026ec1-9a6b-4e23-9bf7-b6482997fb3e ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic quiet Add "irqpoll" (without the quotes) to the end of the line beginning "kernel", so afterwards you will have, title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic root (hd0,2) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=62026ec1-9a6b-4e23-9bf7-b6482997fb3e ro quiet splash irqpoll initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic quiet This should fix things. Do the same for all the other kernels this problem is showing up with. -- Gutsy hangs at boot with COMRESET failed error (kernel 2.6.22-13 and 2.6.22-14) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/150259 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
