I saw a similar issue on Kubuntu Jaunty - the above hal-disable-polling solved it for me
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => New -- ATAPI devices malfunctioning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/231575 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs