I can confirm this bug (tested with 2.6.17-10-generic, 2.6.18.2, 2.6.19-rc6) and workaround on a HP NC2400 laptop.
I can confirm this bug (tested with 2.6.17-10-generic, 2.6.18.2, 2.6.19-rc6) and workaround on a HP NC2400 laptop.