I have also attempted to boot the following distributions of Linux from USB keys and they all fail unless ACPI=off has been set.
CentOS 6.0 Fedora 15 Knoppix v6.7 Sabayon 7 ** Also affects: linux (Fedora) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux (CentOS) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/855449 Title: Unable to boot normally, have to use acpi=off To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/855449/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs