For comparison, here's the debug info from a successful ssh attempt
(i.e., no id_rsa.pub, so I'm asked for my id_rsa passphrase at the
console):
[...]
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Trying private key: /home/brian/.ssh/ide
I've had the same issue as the original reporter since my clean install
of jaunty, but brynhood's comment above about public keys inspired me to
check to see if I even had a public key in my .ssh directory. I did not.
Creating one (id_rsa.pub) from my private key (id_rsa) apparently solved
part of