On Tue, 9 Feb 2010, Justin Kremer wrote: > Hmm, I'm seeing mixed signals here. > What specifically about the Ubuntu live CD on the thumbdrive didn't > work for you? And was it just the wifi you're referring to that "just > worked"? WiFi on Linux has been a thorn in my side for YEARS, so to have it just friggin WORK on Ubuntu was a big deal for me. The Ubuntu Live CD on a USB Thumbdrive worked fine until I did a dist-upgrade. Then it wouldn't bootup anymore. I also don't like that it offers the live CD install options on boot-up and is, in fact, slower than all hell. Knoppix on a thumbdrive which boots up in like two minutes. Ubuntu takes about TEN (keep in mind I am testing this on a not-super-new laptop). I'd also have to rip out the live CD user and create my own user, etc, etc. I'd much rather just have a regular Ubuntu install. And yeah, I am using the startup usb disk creator from the Ubuntu Live CD menu. -Yaron --