And thanks for posting your request for help in the right forum. It's refreshing to see a new person who can actually read <G>. You already have some replies in the other forum.
BTW, I'm a GNU/Linux user as well. I have a triple-boot machine using XP, Vista, and Ubuntu 7.10. I'm in the process of converting my machine to quad-boot because Hardy Heron alpha 4 is out and I want to try that out.