I'm not sure how relevant this is, but I have installed Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS Desktop two days ago in a VMWare Workstation (version 6.0.4 build 93057) and it also stalls (for several hours) during boot sequence.
I'm about to try the suggestions mentioned here. One question how do I obtain the dmidecode? -- Hardy 64-bit beta and nightly alternate installation stalls https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217849 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