I can confirm this behaviour on a thinkpad x41 with 0000:00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller (rev 03)
Additional to the null pointer exception the HDD LED is glowing all the time ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- linux-image-2.6.17-3-686 doesn't boot, libata error https://launchpad.net/bugs/51308 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs