Intrepid fresh install, software mirror selection tree is empty

When running the Software Sources program under System --> Administration, selecting "Other" under the mirror selection box gives an empty listing where the server listing tree usually shows up. I ran the program through the terminal and upon clicking "other", it gives this traceback:

:~$ gksu --desktop /usr/share/applications/software-properties.desktop /usr/bin/software-properties-gtk
Exception in thread Thread-1:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/threading.py", line 486, in __bootstrap_inner
    self.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/threading.py", line 446, in run
    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/DialogMirror.py", line 344, in on_button_test_clicked
    rocker = test.run_full_test()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/DialogMirror.py", line 313, in run_full_test
    results_ping.append([0, 0, self.mirrors[random.randint(1, len(self.mirrors))]])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/random.py", line 215, in randint
    return self.randrange(a, b+1)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/random.py", line 191, in randrange
    raise ValueError, "empty range for randrange() (%d,%d, %d)" % (istart, istop, width)
ValueError: empty range for randrange() (1,1, 0)
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Attempting to do an update at the moment, the default server is painfully slow so I'll update with the results when I receive them, I see a few python updates in there that may fix this?

System info:
Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10

Intrepid install from the ppc alternative desktop disk onto a Mac Pro Dual G5.
Linux 2.6.25-2-powerpc64-smp #1 SMP Tue Sep 30 16:40:22 UTC 2008 ppc64 GNU/Linux

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Just got done with the python updates and restarted the machine, same error. Then I tried re-installing software-properties-gtk from synaptic, same results.