I have an UX32VD and I boot a 3.5.x kernel (from openSUSE). I can confirm I have the exact same problem and hang as described in this thread. (with the caps lock key LED flashing).
It takes me somewhere between 5 and 10 tries to get a working bootable system when asus-wmi driver is not blacklisted. Was this the only change done to fix the problem ? * [Config] revert '[Config] enable CONFIG_X86_X32=y' - LP: #1041883 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1041883 Title: Recent patch to asus-wmi module makes system unbootable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1041883/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs