The computer doesn't actually hang completely, if I let it be for five minutes or so, something times out and the boot proceeds normally.
Also, after rebuilding the initramfs for the Feisty kernel, that kernel now has the same symptoms. In other words, this seems to be an initramfs bug and not a kernel bug. -- Kernel 2.6.22-6.13 hangs on boot on HP nx6125 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/121603 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs