Thanks my laptop now boots fine using 2.6.27-2-generic, I no longer need to add "nolapic_timer" on GRUB for it to boot properly. The message below still shows but it no longer halts the boot process: [0.532031] .. MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to IO-APIC
I'll mark this as "Fix Released" and file a new bug if this resurfaces later on. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- Ibex alpha 2 won't load on Dell Inspiron 1501 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/121111 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