Another point is if this were not a kernel bug, then how come everything works fine when I boot into kernel 2.6.17-11-generic?
The only difference being the kernel. (I am currently running feisty with kernel 2.6.17-11-generic so I can work!) would imply that HAL and the cd drive are not to blame. Just my 2c worth. -- Hard disk I/O randomly freezes when hald is running and optical drive is empty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/84603 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs