In Edgy: "Failed to initialize HAL" if i leave a cd/dvd in the DVD burner when booting

The summary says it all. It's guaranteed a "Failed to initialize HAL" window in gnome everytime i leave a cd/dvd in the dvd burner when i boot the system.

For information:
Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft using standard packages

$ uname -r
2.6.17-10-generic

My DVD burner is:
#sudo hdparm -dI /dev/hdc

/dev/hdc:
 using_dma = 1 (on)

ATAPI CD-ROM, with removable media
        Model Number: LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165H6S
        Serial Number:
        Firmware Revision: HS0D
Standards:
        Used: ATAPI for CD-ROMs, SFF-8020i, r2.5
        Supported: CD-ROM ATAPI-2
Configuration:
        DRQ response: 50us.
        Packet size: 12 bytes
Capabilities:
        LBA, IORDY(cannot be disabled)
        DMA: *sdma0 *sdma1 *sdma2 sdma3 sdma4 sdma7 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 *udma4 (?)
             Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns
        PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
             Cycle time: no flow control=240ns IORDY flow control=120ns
Commands/features:
        Enabled Supported:
           * PACKET command feature set
           * DEVICE_RESET command
           * Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE
HW reset results:
        CBLID- below Vih
        Device num = 0

$ hdparm -i /dev/hdc

/dev/hdc:

 Model=LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165H6S, FwRev=HS0D, SerialNo=
 Config={ Fixed Removeable DTR<=5Mbs DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic }
 RawCHS=0/0/0, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0
 BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=0
 (maybe): CurCHS=0/0/0, CurSects=0, LBA=yes, LBAsects=0
 IORDY=yes, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
 PIO modes: pio0 pio3 pio4
 DMA modes: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 sdma? mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2
 AdvancedPM=no
 Drive conforms to: Unspecified: ATA/ATAPI-4 ATA/ATAPI-5 ATA/ATAPI-6 ATA/ATAPI-7

 * signifies the current active mode

As you can see hdparm doesn't seem to recognize the current udma mode (udma4) with this drive when using the -i switch, but that's another story.