I've also experienced this issue. I have a Dell Vostro 400 (my config is mentioned in a related bug).
I've tried the live cd and etch. I've also tried Kubuntu 8.04, the latest Debian (4.0 r3 i3), and Fedora Core 9. It seems the issue is related to something in common between Debian and K/Ubuntu. Like others with this issue, I am going to punt back to 7.10. -- ata2.00: exception emask 0x0 sact ... https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/223014 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