I'm getting the same thing, my hardware is a HP/Compaq nc8230 Laptop. Generic Kernel 2.6.17 works fine and notice that it does not load any SATA modules. But when I try any 2.6.19 Kernel I get the above. I compiled a custom without SATA and it will boot just fine.
I do have a USB stick let me know what I need to do to log dmesg to it and I'll get it posted ASAP. -- Sata errors on sil3112 - kernel not booting https://launchpad.net/bugs/72061 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs