Comment 3 for bug 430272

I can confirm the problem

I'm not sure which package is causing the issue. The updates I applied before the problem are:

branch nick: ulises-devel /etc repository
timestamp: Tue 2009-09-15 22:10:04 +0200
message:
  committing changes in /etc after apt run

  Package changes:
  -acpid 1.0.6-9ubuntu5
  +acpid 1.0.6-9ubuntu6
  -anacron 2.3-13.1ubuntu8
  +anacron 2.3-13.1ubuntu9
  -at 3.1.11-1ubuntu3
  +at 3.1.11-1ubuntu4
  -avahi-autoipd 0.6.25-1ubuntu2
  -avahi-daemon 0.6.25-1ubuntu2
  +avahi-autoipd 0.6.25-1ubuntu3
  +avahi-daemon 0.6.25-1ubuntu3
  -cron 3.0pl1-106ubuntu2
  +cron 3.0pl1-106ubuntu3
  -dbus 1.2.16-0ubuntu2
  -dbus-x11 1.2.16-0ubuntu2
  +dbus 1.2.16-0ubuntu3
  +dbus-x11 1.2.16-0ubuntu3
  -gdm 2.27.90-0ubuntu4
  +gdm 2.27.90-0ubuntu5
  -hal 0.5.13-1ubuntu2
  +hal 0.5.13-1ubuntu3
  -hostname 2.95
  +hostname 2.95ubuntu1
  -libavahi-client3 0.6.25-1ubuntu2
  -libavahi-common-data 0.6.25-1ubuntu2
  -libavahi-common3 0.6.25-1ubuntu2
  -libavahi-core6 0.6.25-1ubuntu2
  -libavahi-glib1 0.6.25-1ubuntu2
  -libavahi-gobject0 0.6.25-1ubuntu2
  -libavahi-ui0 0.6.25-1ubuntu2
  +libavahi-client3 0.6.25-1ubuntu3
  +libavahi-common-data 0.6.25-1ubuntu3
  +libavahi-common3 0.6.25-1ubuntu3
  +libavahi-core6 0.6.25-1ubuntu3
  +libavahi-glib1 0.6.25-1ubuntu3
  +libavahi-gobject0 0.6.25-1ubuntu3
  +libavahi-ui0 0.6.25-1ubuntu3
  -libdbus-1-3 1.2.16-0ubuntu2
  +libdbus-1-3 1.2.16-0ubuntu3
  -libglib2.0-0 2.21.6-0ubuntu6
  +libglib2.0-0 2.21.6-0ubuntu7
  -libglib2.0-data 2.21.6-0ubuntu6
  +libglib2.0-data 2.21.6-0ubuntu7
  -libhal-storage1 0.5.13-1ubuntu2
  -libhal1 0.5.13-1ubuntu2
  +libhal-storage1 0.5.13-1ubuntu3
  +libhal1 0.5.13-1ubuntu3
  -libnm-glib2 0.8~a~git.20090911t130220.4c77fa0-0ubuntu2
  -libnm-util1 0.8~a~git.20090911t130220.4c77fa0-0ubuntu2
  +libnm-glib2 0.8~a~git.20090911t130220.4c77fa0-0ubuntu3
  +libnm-util1 0.8~a~git.20090911t130220.4c77fa0-0ubuntu3
  +mountall 0.1.3
  -netbase 4.35ubuntu1
  +netbase 4.35ubuntu2
  -network-manager 0.8~a~git.20090911t130220.4c77fa0-0ubuntu2
  +network-manager 0.8~a~git.20090911t130220.4c77fa0-0ubuntu3
  -python-avahi 0.6.25-1ubuntu2
  +python-avahi 0.6.25-1ubuntu3
  -sysv-rc 2.87dsf-4ubuntu2
  -sysvinit-utils 2.87dsf-4ubuntu2
  +sysv-rc 2.87dsf-4ubuntu3
  +sysvinit-utils 2.87dsf-4ubuntu3
  -ubuntu-artwork 46.3
  +ubuntu-artwork 47
  -ubuntu-minimal 1.168
  -upstart 0.6.3-1
  +upstart 0.6.3-2
  -usplash-theme-ubuntu 0.24
  +usplash-theme-ubuntu 0.25
  -xulrunner-1.9.1 1.9.1.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
  -xulrunner-1.9.1-dbg 1.9.1.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
  -xulrunner-1.9.1-gnome-support 1.9.1.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
  +xulrunner-1.9.1 1.9.1.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu2
  +xulrunner-1.9.1-dbg 1.9.1.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu2
  +xulrunner-1.9.1-gnome-support 1.9.1.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu2

I've been trying to boot w/o no succeed