I'm also still using 2007.2, which is reasonably stable. I have the same usage/behavior as Dale Maggee wrote.
I also hope that 2007.2 can be improved and maintained until there is a really stable distro. On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Dale Maggee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I'm still using 2007.2, because in my experience it does have the most > solid phone/sms functionality. > > It's far from perfect, though: > - Suspend / resume is a dog, and since it's not being worked on any more > I'm doubtful that this will ever be fixed. I have suspend and resume > turned off, and use the 'dim only, don't lock' option, which turns off > and locks the screen (despite the label), but doesn't suspend it. This > gives reasonable reliability, but means you're limited to about 4-6 > hours of battery life. > > - hangs - after amassing quite a few SMS's and a large call history, it > takes a *long* time to open the dialler or the messaging application. > During this time it's sitting at 99% CPU utilization. It works, but you > need to be patient. Thankfully the dialler seems to pop up quickly when > you're recieving a call. > > - Lockups - after using it for a while, it seems to require rebooting > about once every 2 days or so - it just seems to freeze for no apparent > reason. This may be due to something I've done. > > I'm impressed by Qtopia and by FSO3, but both have caveats which for me > meant using 2007.2. I'm not a fan of ASU / 2008.x at all, although I am > about to give FDOM a try. > > -Dale > > Warren Baird wrote: > > I must admit I never tried 2007.2 - but the things I read about it > suggested > > that it also wasn't very stable - people recommended using Qtopia if you > > wanted a stable phone experience. > > > > Does 2007.2 really provide a rock-solid phone/sms experience? > > > > Warren > > > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 1:58 PM, Johny Tenfinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >wrote: > > > > > >> On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 19:54, Warren Baird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Until I'm convinced those items are addressed, my $400 FR is going to > >>> > >> remain turned off in my backpack, and my friends who bought iPhones will > > > >> continue to laugh at me for 'wasting' my money on such a 'phone'. > *please* > >> give me some ammunition to use against them! > >> > >> Use the 2007.2, Luke! > >> > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Openmoko community mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >
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