[Bug 37382] Re: ata timeout freezes system partly

2007-06-27 Thread tuxrox
Tried the workaround suggested by tenco (posting dated 05-23-2007) : "Workaround someone mailed me is to turn apic and acpi off. This is done with the kernel boot parameters "noapic acpi=off"." Maybe this , or maybe two lib updates received early this morning by Update Manager , but the problem i

[Bug 37382] Re: ata timeout freezes system partly

2007-06-26 Thread tuxrox
I would like to confirm the bug , occurring in an HP5100 desktop that I use at work. I started using Edgy on it last January , and it worked fine. After upgrading to Feisty two weeks ago , the bug made it very difficult to use the machine, requiring power cycle 3 or 4 times a day. When the bug oc