Comment 63 for bug 209483

So, there's a workaround for hal that worked for some but not for others. What about the kernel side of the issue, is there a workaround/patch worth trying?

I need to know what to suggest to a friend that's facing this problem, but I don't have her media player to test it myself. If one was to revert to gutsy's kernel, and remain in hardy's version of hal, would the problem go away?