Comment 36 for bug 57355

I can confirm this bug with my HP dv6000 series computer. Note that this is not ubuntu specific. Some people argue it is on the bios and/or kernel level. And some other people the issue (specifically for ndiswrapper and nvidia) has been / will be resolved in 2.16.19 linux kernel.

Note that this issue is not a bug in 64 bit kernels. With 64 bit kernel on AMD you can make ndiswrapper and nvidia working together without a workaround. But this does not elminates the probem for 32 bits.

While rejecting this bug is sensible (since it is not ubuntu specific) I would expect developers to take the initiative and offer a solution for users. Or contacting with nvidia , linux kernel, or ndiswrappers and acknowleding about the issue would be a great step. Because wide range of laptop users are affected from this issue.