I upgraded Ubuntu on the netbook, and it has become more or less unusable. It doesn't recognise the WiFi adaptor, and it has disabled the keyboard. I did a bit of googling, but I've decided to bin Ubuntu, and switch to open SuSe as an experiment. It would be nice to have a board here where one could discuss these topics.
[note] This is not a request for help in this thread, as I am going to make the switch anyway. If you are replying to this post, then please keep the reply focused on the addition of a computer hardware and software board, and not on my specific problem, thanks.