This is linked to the generic kernel. I have just installed the 386 kernel (2.6.17-10-386) and booted with it. I have cdrom and wifi at the same time with default boot option.
James -- cdrom and wifi not recognized at the same time since edgy https://launchpad.net/bugs/72768 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs