Since the OP hasn't responded I'll attached the requested info since my T23 shows the same problems (I run Gnome instead of KDE): $ uname -a > Linux xxx 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Wed May 23 01:46:23 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux dmesg attached. lspci-vvnn.log: 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82830 830 Chipset Host Bridge [8086:3575] (rev 02) Subsystem: IBM ThinkPad A/T/X Series [1014:021d] Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- Reset- FastB2B- 00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #1) [8086:2482] (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) Subsystem: IBM ThinkPad A/T/X Series [1014:0220] Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- Reset- FastB2B- 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801CAM ISA Bridge (LPC) [8086:248c] (rev 01) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- Reset+ 16bInt+ PostWrite+ 16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001 02:00.1 CardBus bridge [0607]: Texas Instruments PCI1420 [104c:ac51] Subsystem: IBM ThinkPad T23 (2647-4MG) [1014:023b] Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- Reset+ 16bInt+ PostWrite+ 16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001 02:02.0 Communication controller [0780]: Agere Systems WinModem 56k [11c1:0449] (rev 01) Subsystem: AMBIT Microsystem Corp. IBM ThinkPad T23 (2647-4MG) [1468:0410] Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR-