I can reproduce the original bug on my freshly-installed 9.04 with 2.6.28-14-server kernel, and I can also confirm that the debs from Darik's PPA resolve the issue.
I can reproduce the original bug on my freshly-installed 9.04 with 2.6.28-14-server kernel, and I can also confirm that the debs from Darik's PPA resolve the issue.