Bug#439134: linux-image-2.6.18-5-486: 2.6.18-5-486 fails to boot

[Gabriel Cruz Gonzalez Recillas <fcruzluna@yahoo.com>]

Package: linux-image-2.6.18-5-486
Followup-For: Bug #439134


On a toshiba 110cs, booted with floppies, via plip
and masq installed a base system OK (alas slowly).
At reboot presents the boot options, then starts
and freezes after it says
....
savedefault

nearly at the beginning of the boot. Done three installs.
Worked with 2.4.27.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-5-k7
Locale: LANG=es_MX.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=es_MX.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)