I was getting those errors for some time. However, these apparently became fatal once I passed to kernel 2.6.35
So the only way to still boot up for me is to use kernel 2.6.32-25 (which was the previous one installed) ** Attachment added: "messagelog_ElvenLounge.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/569680/+attachment/1758777/+files/messagelog_ElvenLounge.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/569680 Title: Hard disk write/read freezes for 10 seconds several times in session -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs