I also have this issue in 12.04, but for 64 bit version. I am able to boot, but the warning appears in dmesg:
[ 8.035629] SP5100 TCO timer: SP5100 TCO WatchDog Timer Driver v0.01 [ 8.035741] SP5100 TCO timer: mmio address 0xb8fe00 already in use -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/740011 Title: Natty: the driver sp5100_tco prevents PC startup To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/740011/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs