Is there a Linux system that has firmware.

Is there a Linux system that has the necessary firmware and/or reference material to guide someone through switching a PC from windows to Linux?

I just dumped XP and did a new install of Unbuntu 9.10. Now I am wading through the hundreds of reams of info on how to get my wifi and network card up and running again.

Before we can get the world to take Linux to heart we need software that is hardware ready.