Comment 45 for bug 231455

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.