Ubuntu

The wireless stuff did not work, even with a completely new install of 8.10

It saw the network, but would not connect.

So, currently, I am going to do a fresh install of XP over everything and give ubuntu a break for awhile! Fighting endlessly with the wireless has ended most of the enjoyment.

I ran the live disc off my main box, and it appeared really nice. The key difference is that my main box runs off an ethernet connection to the interwebz, so it just ran nicely. Broadcom wireless FTL.

I am getting another couple of gigs worth of memory shortly, so once I get that, I will install 8.04 onto a USB key and use that to play with Ubuntu for a bit, but at the moment, I think a break is required.