I did the test with the mainline kernel and it failed too. There's a similar report in the RedHat Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845745 - boot freezes with Fedora's 3.5 kernel, also reported on the same hardware as here (HP Compaq 6910p Mobility Radeon X2300). Apparently this bug can affect other graphics drivers as well.
** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #845745 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845745 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1070773 Title: system hangs on boot (at loading radeon related modules) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1070773/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
