I give up

[ForzaItalia250]

Ubuntu sucks... I'm completely sick and tired of it breaking every time a new version is released. Each time it "automatically" updates it becomes unusable. I then have to go through the arduous process of downloading a new disk and reinstalling from scratch. This wouldn't be such a big deal if it didn't also require me to figure out how to make my wireless work.

I thought I had gotten the hang of it using ndiswrapper, but this time even that will not work. I've followed countless how-to's and even reinstalled the entire OS twice. I'm sick of this nonsense, and no matter how many stupid 'fixes' people come up with I always end up being the one exception to what gets fixed, and I'm left with no internet.

I love Ubuntu, but I can't deal with this ******** every six months. I'm tired of wasting my time fixing things that are just going to cease to work in half a year. Unless by some miracle my wireless starts to work after this post, I will be devoting the entirety of my harddrive to XP, which although dull at least runs everything without a 6 hour headache.

In conclusion, Ubuntu sucks.

[stchman]

Ubuntu sucks... I'm completely sick and tired of it breaking every time a new version is released. Each time it "automatically" updates it becomes unusable. I then have to go through the arduous process of downloading a new disk and reinstalling from scratch. This wouldn't be such a big deal if it didn't also require me to figure out how to make my wireless work.

I thought I had gotten the hang of it using ndiswrapper, but this time even that will not work. I've followed countless how-to's and even reinstalled the entire OS twice. I'm sick of this nonsense, and no matter how many stupid 'fixes' people come up with I always end up being the one exception to what gets fixed, and I'm left with no internet.

I love Ubuntu, but I can't deal with this ******** every six months. I'm tired of wasting my time fixing things that are just going to cease to work in half a year. Unless by some miracle my wireless starts to work after this post, I will be devoting the entirety of my harddrive to XP, which although dull at least runs everything without a 6 hour headache.

In conclusion, Ubuntu sucks.

Hmmmmm, if the OS is working well then DO NOT upgrade and stick with what you have. There is no law that when a new version comes out you must upgrade. There are folks still using Dapper on these forums.

Also get rid of the Broadcom card and get an Atheros or Intel wireless. They work far better with Linux. I guess your post should go in the whining forum.

[lisati]

You don't have to update each time a new release is available. I'm sticking with 7.04 (Feisty) for now because I've got it working pretty much the way I want.

EDIT: stchman (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=237386) beat me to saying what I wanted to say. +1!!!!

[isaacj87]

Sorry to hear that. I guess some of us have better luck than others. It's true though, if your hardware is not compatible with Ubuntu/Linux, it's going to be rough getting everything working 100%. I can understand your frustration as I was over my head when I first installed Ubuntu. I won't refrain from encouraging you to stick around for a bit longer and maybe seeing if some helpful users can help you get everything working properly. In my opinion, Ubuntu/Linux isn't always free because it may require you to invest a good amount of time. Maybe in the future, however, Ubuntu/Linux might work for you...So keep an eye out for later releases! Until then, if XP is what works for you, stick to it! (But, I'm sure we, the community, wouldn't mind if you stuck around for a little longer ;))

Take it easy

-Isaac

[Mgiacchetti]

I've found its usually not the software, or the hardware, but the user...

My first couple of installs, nothing worked..

It wasnt until I rethought how to do things and get out of the "windows" frame of mind did things work from the get go...