Could you try inserting the card while on VT-1 (hit ctrl-alt-f1) and see if there is any output there on that terminal. You may find it helpful to login on this console (using your normal username and password) and run the command below, this will reduce the size of the font to allow you to see more of the output:
setfont /usr/share/consolefonts/Uni1-VGA8.psf.gz If anything is produced there it is worth taking a digital photo of this output and attaching it here. It is also worth checking the syslog for panic messages after resetting the machine following such a failure. -- [Karmic] Kernel panic with TV card plugged https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/374387 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs