Very similar issue but I came from an upgrade from ubuntu 7.10. After I upgraded to 8.04 if I boot using the 2.6.22-14 kernel instead of the 2.6.24-16, or the 2.6.24-17 kenels it boots fine. but if I use either of the newer kernels it crashes. my system is a dell vostro 400 desktop.
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