This happens on my Hardy-running Dell Inspiron 1525 (iwl3945) too. And yes, I'm now using the workaround, because steady is so much better from a user experience point of view - I don't need my attention drawn to something that works - that's like the Windows 'wow, plug and play has worked, let me tell you about every little step I take' popup when you connect a USB stick.
This happens on my Hardy-running Dell Inspiron 1525 (iwl3945) too. And yes, I'm now using the workaround, because steady is so much better from a user experience point of view - I don't need my attention drawn to something that works - that's like the Windows 'wow, plug and play has worked, let me tell you about every little step I take' popup when you connect a USB stick.