Summary:  Kernel 2.6.31 locks up at the same place every time during initialization.  Version 2.6.30.6 (and earlier) work and do not lock up.  There is no "OOPS" nor kernel panic - just a dead machine that requires a hardware reset to restart.

This happens as/after the end of the IDE interface scan and before the sis900 ethernet interface scan.  However, I have nothing that indicates that either of these devices are responsible for the problem.

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