* single.1 wrote in grml's BTS on 20091112 / 16:32:

>> 1. Does an older grml version work for you?
> This is the first version I have seen. Searched for others but not obvious.

Just download version 2009.05 from one of the mirrors listed at
http://grml.org/download/

>> 2. Does adding bootoptions 'noapic nolapic' change anything?

> noapic boots; but with pci=nomsi fails because "cd" mount on /dev/sda5.

> nolapic doesn't boot with "cd" mount on /dev/loop0; same with
> pci=nomsi. I don't see the timeout errors for nolapic option with
> either.
[...]
>  With "pci=nomsi" anywhere grml mounts /dev/sda5 instead of
>  /dev/sr0 and fails the boot.

Please try booting with additional 'bootfrom=removable' bootoption.
Seems like your /dev/sda5 looks like a partition containing
information/files relevant for a live-system.

regards,
-mika-