Frustrated by sluggish operations

[FastGame]

Have you tried posting in the Xandros forums for help getting your modem working in Xandros?

No, I searched the Ubuntu & Xandros forums and found post where they got the modem to work. Both OS have the drivers....the hard part is getting the OS to find the modem. I did everything they listed and no luck, SuSE found the modem right off the bat so I stuck with SuSE

When you're in Newbe stage and trying Linux for the first time, I don't think you should have to learn some advanced BS just to get hardware working.

[Big Booger]

No, I searched the Ubuntu & Xandros forums and found post where they got the modem to work. Both OS have the drivers....the hard part is getting the OS to find the modem. I did everything they listed and no luck, SuSE found the modem right off the bat so I stuck with SuSE

When you're in Newbe stage and trying Linux for the first time, I don't think you should have to learn some advanced BS just to get hardware working.

And there you have reached the crux of why Linux is not ready for primetime (fully).

You shouldn't have to configure hardware for any OS... it should be automated *providing you have an internet connection (but in your case that's hard to do LOL)

Dialup modems are the worst in Linux..

When are you going broadband FG? I think we are all rooting for you!