$ sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst Find this line: # kopt=root=UUID***************** ro Change to this (leave the # at the beginning!): # kopt=root=UUID***************** ro i8042.reset=1 $ sudo update-grub
Reboot. Magic (hopefully). Good luck.
$ sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst UUID*** ******* ******* ro UUID*** ******* ******* ro i8042.reset=1
Find this line:
# kopt=root=
Change to this (leave the # at the beginning!):
# kopt=root=
$ sudo update-grub
Reboot. Magic (hopefully). Good luck.