One thing I forgot to mention about 2007.2: Accelerometers don't work, which is kinda annoying.
In terms of 2007.2 being maintained, I wouldn't hold your breath. SHR could be interesting, though... -Dale Giovanni wrote: > 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 >>> community@lists.openmoko.org >>> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Openmoko community mailing list >> community@lists.openmoko.org >> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community