otropogo, First step -> http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywo ... ection=allWhy does lupu have to be stuck with a defective two year old ntfs-3g driver?
This is all the Ubuntu ntfs-3g packages. Note there is also ntfs-3g-udeb at the bottom. Updating Lucid from Ubuntu is not totally straightforward because there are lots of dependencies, plus what James C says below. All we can do is try them and see if any will work and improve the situation. Lucid will install the deb package. I think you will need to reboot after installing one. The problem might be more complicated than just the ntfs-3g driver though.
I will also see if I can compile the latest source, but that might take a few days.
Since James C mentions the kernel, have you tried Three-Headed Dog for this problem? Possibly with the more recent packages from Ubuntu.