Workaround this problem by changing the file /boot/grub/menu.lst to add 'i8042.nomux' as follows:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=44b532a5-2527-4641-a7af-9d553d430715 ro quiet splash i8042.nomux
This is the same fix as noted by Alex above.
Workaround this problem by changing the file /boot/grub/menu.lst to add 'i8042.nomux' as follows:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz- 2.6.24- 16-generic root=UUID= 44b532a5- 2527-4641- a7af-9d553d4307 15 ro quiet splash i8042.nomux
This is the same fix as noted by Alex above.