I also upgraded from Ubuntu 8.04 to 8.10 alfa 5 I can confirm that the bug has been solved, just as Paulo commented before.
Unfortunately, the SSD of this computer (Eee PC 701, 512MB + 4GB SSD) does not seem to improve on UDMA66 mode: $ sudo hdparm -t /dev/sda1 /dev/sda1: Timing buffered disk reads: 66 MB in 3.02 seconds = 21.83 MB/sec -- Wrong UDMA mode due to error in 40/80 wire cable detection https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195221 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