USB problems on fresh install of Lenny

[Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>]

I installed Lenny on someone's box a couple of days ago, with KDE 3.5.10.  I 
am getting the following error when I try to use the USB card:

<quote>
Rejected send message, 3 matched rules; type="method_call",
sender=":1.6" (uid=1000 pid=2582 comm="kded [kdeinit] --new-startup ")
interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume" member="Mount" error
name="(unset)" requested_reply=0 destination="org.freedesktop.Hal"
(uid=0 pid=2381 comm="/usr/sbin/hald "))
</quote>

The processor is a Pentium III Coppermine, speed quoted by KDE Infocenter as 
697.684 MHz , so probably 700 MHz.  Motherboard is an Intel D815EEA

The USB is a 4 port card, probably PCI.

Googling has turned up the following bug, which appears to be very much the 
same:

http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_thread/thread/00e7334029f51b01?fwc=1

Have I indeed hit the same bug?

What do I do about it??  Whether or not it is the same bug?

Thanks for any help,
Lisi