I have a similar error after today's update on my second laptop (acer aspire 5002) which is running feisty fawn (64-bit): hda error, ports already in use I can't start my feisty install in recovery mode too.
-- ide-generic: load conflicts with IDE drivers (PORTS ALREADY IN USE) https://launchpad.net/bugs/26998 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
