Comment 32 for bug 67734

Finally, Dell have posted an update to the BIOS that seems to cure the problem completely. ¡About time, too!

I have downloaded and installed BIOS version 1.1.4, and have succeeded in installing Ubuntu Edgy (which previously came up with the mouse AND keyboard already frozen).

I have used it for a few hours, downloaded and installed all the updates to the base installation as well as the extra packages I wanted, etcetera, and have had no USB lockups so far.

Oh, and both processors are working, too!

By the way, OpenSuse 10.2 worked OK in my installation (although it only used one processor). Too bad I did not really like it ...

Dell's attitude throughout this problem has been unforgivable, but it's not that we got any collaboration from Ubuntu/Canonical, either ... Both get VERY low grades.