On Thu, 2010-06-24 at 19:00 -0700, JD wrote:
I think you are having some real HARDWARE problems.
Do you have a standalone CD that does a comprehensive
test of all hardware components present?
This problem appears to be resolved. It appears to have been a
kernel/software issue. My laptop now boots immediately on the first try
every time.
I have no idea what changed to cause this. All I know is that it boots
reliably now.
Thanks for your suggestions and help.