This was the best description that I've heard of in terms of my problem. This is exactly what I am experiencing and the noacpi option did not solve my problem. I even tried the notsc option, which prevented the laptop from booting. I'll try clocksource=acpi_pm and see what happens.
-Rich On 5/18/07, Charles Perreault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You could try the "noacpi" boot option, just to see what happens. If it > works better, file an acpi bug. > > Ian Johnston wrote: > > I have just given up trying to install Feisty on my Thinkpad R403 (2684) > > as a result of similar bugs. Symptoms were ... > > > > 1) Inordinately long delay at ACPI on boot (from CD) > > > > 2) Inordinately long delay at hald on boot > > > > 3) During the install process, the trackpoint started behaving > > erratically > > > > 4) So did the keyboard: no gratuitous repeats, but some keys died from > > time to time > > > > 5) Install hung solid at the "gathering information about filesystem" > > stage. > > -- > [Feisty] Keyboard repeats keystrokes like tttthiiiiiiiiiiiissss > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/99356 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- [Feisty] Keyboard repeats keystrokes like tttthiiiiiiiiiiiissss https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/99356 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs