Same problem here with nforce based motherboard and intel Core2Duo, putting "hpet=disable" in kernel boot parameters workarounded the issue.
-- LIBATA with PATA_VIA causes ATAPI PATA devices to hang with HPET enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282536 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