Here is a link for the Ubuntu bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/88746
Attached is also the result of lshw for my system (in case it helps).
dicker description: Computer width: 32 bits *-core description: Motherboard physical id: 0 *-memory description: System memory physical id: 0 size: 511MB *-cpu product: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+ vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] physical id: 1 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] version: 6.10.0 size: 1900MHz width: 32 bits capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow up ts *-cache:0 description: L1 cache physical id: 0 size: 128KB *-cache:1 description: L2 cache physical id: 1 size: 512KB *-pci description: Host bridge product: 746 Host vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: d0000000 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:00.0 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz resources: iomemory:d0000000-d7ffffff *-pci description: PCI bridge product: SG86C202 vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 1 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:01.0 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master *-display description: VGA compatible controller product: NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 0 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:00.0 version: a1 size: 128MB width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: vga bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=nvidia latency=248 maxlatency=1 mingnt=5 resources: iomemory:ce000000-ceffffff iomemory:c0000000-c7ffffff irq:217 *-isa description: ISA bridge product: SiS963 [MuTIOL Media IO] vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 2 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:02.0 version: 25 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: isa bus_master configuration: latency=0 *-serial description: SMBus product: SiS961/2 SMBus Controller vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 2.1 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:02.1 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz configuration: driver=sis96x_smbus latency=0 resources: ioport:c00-c1f *-ide description: IDE interface product: 5513 [IDE] vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 2.5 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:02.5 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: ide bus_master configuration: driver=SIS_IDE latency=128 resources: ioport:ff00-ff0f *-ide:0 description: IDE Channel 0 physical id: 0 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] logical name: ide0 clock: 33MHz *-disk product: ExcelStor Technology J680 physical id: 0 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] logical name: /dev/hda capacity: 76GB *-ide:1 description: IDE Channel 1 physical id: 1 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] logical name: ide1 clock: 33MHz *-cdrom:0 product: _NEC DVD_RW ND-1300A physical id: 0 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] logical name: /dev/hdc capabilities: packet *-cdrom:1 product: TOSHIBA ODD-DVD SD-M1802 vendor: Toshiba physical id: 1 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] logical name: /dev/hdd capabilities: packet *-multimedia description: Multimedia audio controller product: AC'97 Sound Controller vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 2.7 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:02.7 version: a0 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=Intel ICH latency=64 maxlatency=11 mingnt=52 resources: ioport:d000-d0ff ioport:cc00-cc7f irq:201 *-usb:0 description: USB Controller product: USB 1.0 Controller vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 3.1 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:03.1 version: 0f width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: ohci bus_master configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64 maxlatency=80 resources: iomemory:cfffd000-cfffdfff irq:185 *-usb:1 description: USB Controller product: USB 1.0 Controller vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 3 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:03.0 version: 0f width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: ohci bus_master configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64 maxlatency=80 resources: iomemory:cfffc000-cfffcfff irq:177 *-usb:2 description: USB Controller product: USB 2.0 Controller vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 3.2 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:03.2 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: ehci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=64 maxlatency=80 resources: iomemory:cfffe000-cfffefff irq:209 *-network description: Ethernet interface product: SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] physical id: 4 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:04.0 logical name: eth0 version: 90 serial: 00:0b:6a:1d:57:18 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical configuration: broadcast=yes driver=sis900 ip=192.168.178.25 latency=64 maxlatency=11 mingnt=52 multicast=yes resources: ioport:c800-c8ff iomemory:cfffb000-cfffbfff irq:193 *-storage description: Mass storage controller product: PDC20375 (SATA150 TX2plus) vendor: Promise Technology, Inc. physical id: 9 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:09.0 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: storage bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=sata_promise latency=96 maxlatency=18 mingnt=4 resources: ioport:dc00-dc3f ioport:d800-d80f ioport:d400-d47f iomemory:cffff000-cfffffff iomemory:cffc0000-cffdffff irq:169