This computer is like a toyota, or something.

[cpolk]

Homunculus hath risen from the dead, thanks to drakkenfyre, who helped me back up the data I hadn't backed up, and then tested the memory based on a suggestion by svartomr.

and that was actually the problem - my 128meg memory stick was corrrupt. So now the wee beastie is on a cute amount of ram, but beh, it works.

and I've got all the important stuff backed up, so now I can wipe the whole damned thing and become a Linuxbabe. woo!

really though I truly need a new computer. but this one will continue to limp along, for the time being.