Public bug reported: The latest 2.6.19 has trouble booting in vmware virtual machine. It simply panics at the start. I'll submit a screenshot in the comments.
** Affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- 2.6.19 panics on boot in vmware https://launchpad.net/bugs/74018 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs