.yes, caps lock continues to work I don't what means "to boot to runlevel 2", but I tried to boot in safe mod with the same result. I did it again to get the /var/log/messages : Mar 5 21:57:46 localhost syslogd 1.4.1#17ubuntu3: restart. Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.6.12-10-386 Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: Loaded 29010 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.6.12-10-386. Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.6.12. Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: No module symbols loaded - kernel modules not enabled. Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: 35.935101] Checking for popad bug... OK. Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 35.935237] checking if image is initramfs... it is Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.324833] Freeing initrd memory: 5171k freed Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.325424] ACPI: Looking for DSDT in initrd... not found! Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.368222] not found! Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.374919] ENABLING IO-APIC IRQs Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.375235] ..TIMER: vector=0x31 pin1=2 pin2=-1 Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.486825] NET: Registered protocol family 16 Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.486843] EISA bus registered Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.486846] ACPI: bus type pci registered Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.487187] PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xf0031, last bus=1 Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.487193] PCI: Using configuration type 1 Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.487196] mtrr: v2.0 (20020519) Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.487432] ACPI: Subsystem revision 20050729 Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.493265] ACPI: Interpreter enabled Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.493268] ACPI: Using IOAPIC for interrupt routing Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.494128] ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (0000:00) Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.494131] PCI: Probing PCI hardware (bus 00) Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.494145] ACPI: Assume root bridge [\_SB_.PCI0] segment is 0 Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.512262] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 10 *11 14 15) Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.512455] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 *10 11 14 15) Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.512664] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] (IRQs 3 4 *5 7 10 11 14 15) Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.512856] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled. Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.513048] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKE] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled. Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.513240] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKF] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled. Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.513434] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKG] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled. Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.513642] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKH] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled. Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.513727] Linux Plug and Play Support v0.97 (c) Adam Belay Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.513736] pnp: PnP ACPI init Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.517251] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 12 devices Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.517254] PnPBIOS: Disabled by ACPI PNP Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.517293] PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.517296] PCI: If a device doesn't work, try "pci=routeirq". If it helps, post a report Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.522725] pnp: 00:06: ioport range 0x680-0x6ff has been reserved Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.522728] pnp: 00:06: ioport range 0x290-0x297 has been reserved Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.523078] audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled) Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.523084] audit: initialized Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.523120] highmem bounce pool size: 64 pages Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.523181] VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.1 Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.523198] Dquot-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order 0, 4096 bytes) Mar 5 21:57:47 localhost kernel: [ 36.523230] devfs: 2004-01-31 Richard Gooch (