soft lock - CPU#0 stuck for 61s [plymouthd 1167]

[z-vap]

Hi all.

I downloaded and verified the signature of a desktop i386 iso. I burned it to a dvd and got the installer started. what happens is the thing hangs up showing the below error every 61 seconds:

soft lock CPU#0 stuck for 61s [plymouthd:1167]
soft lock CPU#0 stuck for 61s [plymouthd:1167]
soft lock CPU#0 stuck for 61s [plymouthd:1167]

I used to have the previous install 9.something working fine. Now this won't even get going?

[z-vap]

oh well. I guess I have to abandon ubuntu. It was fun while it lasted.

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