Which distribution to use on FR?

Matthew Lane malane at purdue.edu
Thu Jul 24 22:35:30 CEST 2008


Steven ** wrote:
> I'm using OM2007.2.
>
> Qtopia did run well for me and could make/receive calls just fine.
> But Qtopia can't run GTK apps and that's one of my only requirements
> (since I've put a lot of work into a GTK app I'm writing).
> Theoretically, ASU is a merge of Qtopia and OM2007.2.  But I could
> make or receive phone calls on it and quickly went back to OM2007.2.
>
> If the 2 second startup is too long for you, consider leaving the app
> running.  Then it takes a split second to switch back to it.
>
> -Steven
>
> On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 3:10 PM, Katrin Tomanek <katrin.tomanek at gmx.de> wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am new to OM and just received my new FR a couple of hours ago.
>> I've been playing around with different distributions/images and am now
>> wondering which distribution you guys prefer, use, and/or recommend:
>> - OM2007.2
>> - ASU
>> - FSO
>> - Qtopia
>>
>> Actually, I tried all of the above ones (most recent versions/snapshots)
>> except FSO. Only for OM2007.2, making phone calls worked out of the box. On
>> ASU and Qtopia I couldn't make phone calls (or receive).
>>
>> Optically, I likes OM2007.2 best, however, it is awfully slow and constantly
>> has a load > 2. Why is this?
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>> Katrin
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My apps tend to hang for a very long period of time in 2007.2, 
particularly when searching contacts, or listing text messages from a 
contact.  Is this patched, or will it be fixed any time soon?




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