Trying to try Kubunto...

[Nigel Stewart]

 > Yesterday I decided it was time to give Kubuntu 6.10 a try.  Now the
 > only system I can realistically reload the OS on at the moment is my
 > laptop, so that's my guinea pig.  (It is a Toshiba Satellite M45 S359)

For diagnostic purposes, it might be interesting to try the latest
on the development branch, to see if there is already a fix.

Kubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn Herd 4
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/FeistyFawn/Herd4/Kubuntu

Good luck!