IMPORTANT! confirming that now acpi=force is enough to boot (no pnpbios=off) but--
NEW ISSUE! are you having issues with usb devices? I DO! They're not activated, usb ports look dead! with -7 they work! please confirm -- [edgy] kernel panic after last update https://launchpad.net/bugs/61848 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs