Comment 63 for bug 441941

I too have fallen foul of this issue on a Compaq NX6325 laptop. Windows XP / Ubuntu 9.10.
Wasted several hours trying to get my computer functional again. In the end the only solution wast to uninstall Ubuntu and go back to XP.
That in itself was no easy task as there appears to be no official information on how to do it. Crazy.
Just wondering, would I have the same issue with Mint 8 or does it only happen with Ubuntu?