kvm domain failing to start after kernel upgrade to 2.6.32-22

Binary package hint: qemu-kvm

KVM hosts were working OK prior to upgrade. Upgraded kernel to linux-image-2.6.32-22-generic and now hosts hang on boot up.

Reproduced with reduced kvm command as
<code>
$ kvm -cdrom Disk_Images/ubuntu-10.04-beta1-server-amd64.iso -boot d
pci_add_option_rom: failed to find romfile "pxe-rtl8139.bin"
</code>

A console window is opened but is blank and remains that way. Rebooting machine onto previous kernel allows kvm host to start up as expected.

Please also see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9404334

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: kvm 1:84+dfsg-0ubuntu16+0.12.3+noroms+0ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.35-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jun 3 16:03:39 2010
KvmCmdLine:
 UID PID PPID C SZ RSS PSR STIME TTY TIME CMD
 1000 3963 3905 99 139969 15980 1 15:57 pts/6 00:06:33 kvm -cdrom Disk_Images/ubuntu-10.04-beta1-server-amd64.iso -boot d
MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
ProcCmdLine: root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: qemu-kvm
dmi.bios.date: 10/20/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P1.10
dmi.board.name: G31M-GS
dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.10:bd10/20/2008:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnG31M-GS:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.