The definitive 24th April 2008 release does seem to have fixed this, but see #221953 and close this report ?
-- "loading hardware drivers" [fail] linux kernel generic 2.6.24 - 16, hangs on boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/215820 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