Almost finished fully restoring the computer. thank god. Somehow, something went different this time through -- everything, EVERYTHING! is working! Networking with WPA and NetworkManager, hibernation and power management, graphic drivers (haven't tried compiz/beryl, which is fine. why push my luck...)
so soon and very soon I can reappear on facebook, read achewood, resurrect my tumblr account... woohoo.
really shows that it's a slow, cold, rainy day...
