I have recently begun using the same laptop I had the problem as my main computer (for the past 3 months I didn't use it much), and apparently updating to Feisty solves the problem. If the involved computers are not mission critical I'd reccommend you to update to Feisty (there's the ocassional breakage, but overall it is rather stable).
I do have a CD in the drive. I haven't yet researched what happens if I remove it. Best regards, Jose -- ata_piix problem with Intel ICH7 chipset https://launchpad.net/bugs/53754 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs