After a great experience with my old Thinkpad A21P and Ubuntu 7.10, the
move to 8.10 was a disaster.
1) My router uses 64-bit WEP, and I could not connect.
Networking was all messed up after the upgrade, and nothing would work.
After a fresh install of 8.10, with no 64-bit WEP option
My kid uses the his DS on the internet, so I must stay at 64-bit.
2) After the fresh install, I had the triple-screen problem with the video.
Spent several hours trying to fix it. Eventually got VESA to work, but
could not
get the external display hot key to work.
3) Going back to 8.04 did not improve things.
4) Reinstalled 7.10, and everything is back to working great.
I use this laptop for boy scout activities. It's great because I don't worry
much about it getting damaged.
I am teaching a class at a camp after Christmas, using a Powerpoint. I guess
I'll just stay at 7.10 until
the laptop dies.
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[intrepid] Ubuntu 8.10 will not boot Live on IBM ThinkPad A21p - CPU 1 soft
lockup
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/231455
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