it turned up this evening. however, it still hangs with the same firmware issue.
$ cat /proc/version_signature /proc/cmdline Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic-pae 3.2.9 BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-18-generic-pae root=UUID=a0ffacd5-d56c-4c11-88ac-255c7ddbd346 ro b43.blacklist=yes
it turned up this evening.
however, it still hangs with the same firmware issue.
$ cat /proc/version_ signature /proc/cmdline 29-generic- pae 3.2.9 /vmlinuz- 3.2.0-18- generic- pae root=UUID= a0ffacd5- d56c-4c11- 88ac-255c7ddbd3 46 ro b43.blacklist=yes
Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.
BOOT_IMAGE=