I found a workaround for this: Make a new file in /etc/modprobe.d/ with a single line:
blacklist saa7134 That restores the boot time to normal, and allows the sound card to work again. saa7134 seems to be for the TV decoder card, which I've never had working at all. In kernels where I was having the problem, there are 2 copies of saa7134.ko, and only 1 copy in the kernels which don't have the problem: /lib/modules/2.6.24-14-generic/kernel/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134.ko /lib/modules/2.6.24-15-generic/kernel/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134.ko /lib/modules/2.6.24-15-generic/ubuntu/media/saa7134/saa7134.ko /lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/kernel/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134.ko /lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/ubuntu/media/saa7134/saa7134.ko -- linux-image-2.6.24-15-generic fails to boot - screenshots attached https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/214474 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
