Comment 77 for bug 254668

It's been suggest that https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-meta/+bug/273318
is the same as this bug. My reading is no, though they are related.

273318 happens on a dual-core AMD64 laptop, it involves 13 separate hangs on boot,
12 of which respond to hitting any key, and one of which doesn't but times out after a minute or two.
273318 boots much better with "noapictimer" -- then you only get the single hang that times out.
273318 is still a problem in the Intrepid Beta 2.6.27-7 kernel of today.

Can people over here comment?