I also have a T42, and get this exact same stall, with the same message before.
Attaching bootchart. ** Attachment added: "bootchart for boot stall on T42" http://librarian.launchpad.net/5335444/edgy-20061208-1.png -- boot stall after displaying "IBM Trackpoint..." https://launchpad.net/bugs/74522 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs