I think there is a problem with the 64 bit version....which is what I run...mint seems to have fixed it though...not sure how.
Ahh, yeah that can be problematic.
That’s why I ditched x64 and went with a PAE kernel on 32 bit. I was tired of reading about software that looked really cool but wasn’t out for x64 yet or had bugs (Flash and the Google toolbar for a while). I’m sure it’s better now, but I figured I’d give it some more time for 64 bit to become more of the norm.