Seems this problem is fixed in Ubuntu 7.10 - I was able to boot with WiFi turned off.
-- CPU soft lockup during boot if ipw3945 kill switch is on https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/63418 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