Update freezes causing system wide failure

[threethirty]

When I tried to do these most recent updates:
 linux-headers-2.6.20-16
 linux-headers-2.6.20-16-generic
 linux-image-2.6.20-16-generic
linux-libc-dev

and this recommended update:
app-install-data-commercial

My CPU usage goes to 100% and everything becomes unresponsive. If I restart the system I get dumped into the command line and am told that apt is not installed, and it tells me that the the file system is mounted read-only and that I need to run fsck on it without parameters. when I do I am presented with errors about inode blocks and I can select to fix some (only option) and to ignore some (only option) . I had this problem the last time there was a kernel update and it was eventually fixed, just by me running the update manager over and over and going through these steps, over and over.

I filed a bug the last time: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/137317

I am running Ubuntu Feisty 32 bit and here is the output of lshw: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/38526/. Please contact me if you need any other info:

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thanks,
three
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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Beginning with the Hardy Heron 8.04 development cycle, all open Ubuntu kernel bugs need to be reported against the "linux" kernel package. We are automatically migrating this bug to the new "linux" package. However, development has already began for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. It would be helpful if you could test the upcoming release and verify if this is still an issue - http://www.ubuntu.com/testing . If the issue still exists, please update this report by changing the Status of the "linux" task from "Incomplete" to "New". We appreciate your patience and understanding as we make this transition. Thanks!

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test:

1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test.

--or--

2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4. Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced. You should then be able to test via a LiveCD.

Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.

[Michele Mangili (mangilimic)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!