I'm having a similar issue. I haven't tried the work around you have since it sounds like it doesn't quite work right. I can't even get as far as Deaden did. I mindread them, give them what they want and immediately get suck. Can access menus, move the camera up and down, but can't move or talk with the person after waking them up. And I can only do one at a time, so the other two won't get done.
Any suggestions? Need help here please.