Not quite overnight but further than I got before. It now comes out to the prompt:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BusyBox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-3ubuntu3) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands /bin/sh: can't access tty: job control turned off (initramfs) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not sure if this is any help to the problem. Also it recognised me plugging in/un-plugging my usb camera, printing the usual log stuff to screen. -- Can't boot kernel 2.6.20-13.21-generic https://launchpad.net/bugs/96262 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs