Glad you have found the right kernel boot option. This is a common problem with laptops especially. Manufacturers often build outside of accepted standards & workarounds need to be found.
You may find your laptop here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam For the above reasons and for future reference, the following link specifies Ubuntu certified hardware. http://webapps.ubuntu.com/certification/ -- Inserting USB device causes system to hang https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/68140 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