Could the original reporter try booting with 'acpi=off'? That fixed it for me, though now I don't get my battery level anymore.
-- Thinkpad T43 2.6.15-23/25, system slow to use due to CPU spikes https://launchpad.net/bugs/50024 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
