Comment 5 for bug 205286

Problem persists in karmic:
k-9@k-9:~$ uname -a
Linux k-9 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:04:26 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
k-9@k-9:~$ lsb_release
No LSB modules are available.
k-9@k-9:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10
k-9@k-9:~$ dmesg | tail
[ 46.480005] vmnet8: no IPv6 routers present
[ 47.072095] usb 1-2: usbfs: interface 1 claimed by usblp while 'usb' sets config #1
[ 56.565799] scsi 8:0:0:0: CD-ROM CDEmu Virt. CD/DVD-ROM 1.10 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
[ 56.566003] sr1: scsi3-mmc drive: 40x/40x cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
[ 56.566111] sr 8:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr1
[ 56.566171] sr 8:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg7 type 5
[ 56.566372] scsi 8:0:1:0: CD-ROM CDEmu Virt. CD/DVD-ROM 1.10 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
[ 56.567197] sr2: scsi3-mmc drive: 40x/40x cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
[ 56.567269] sr 8:0:1:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr2
[ 56.567315] sr 8:0:1:0: Attached scsi generic sg8 type 5
k-9@k-9:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express DRAM Controller (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 02)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 02)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 6 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 92)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801IB (ICH9) LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801IB (ICH9) 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G92 [GeForce 9800 GT] (rev a2)
03:00.0 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE6121 SATA II Controller (rev b2)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)

Really, really unwanted in karmic release.