[QtMoko] no WLAN support nor USB networking with Windows 7 in QtMoko v18? (FR unusability rant)

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2010-04-10 at 03:42 Brolin Empey

> As you can probably tell, I was very frustrated and in rant mode when I 

I see! :P


> Windows NT over Linux as a desktop client OS, but I still think the 
> distro maintainers should have a release checklist to prevent releasing 
> a kernel without RNDIS support, for example.  RNDIS support is critical 
> for me because I need it for ssh access to my FR.  I know I could use a 

I agree!
I'm a full time linux user but sometime I need RNDIS too.


> try regular Qi instead of qi-bootmenu.  My ext3 rootfs on SD got 
> partially corrupted too, though, and apparently I have lost my entire 
> calendar + all of my >400 tasks. :((  I will survive, though:  I have 
> tried to spend more effort on progressing than worrying about my 
> non-critical data loss.

anyway I can suggest you to do backups of your (also non-critical) data _before_ a critical upgrade... and yes, upgrades on moko are _always_ critical also if tagged as "stable" ;)
(in the past I've lost my data too)


> Anyway, sorry about my complaining and ranting.  Sometimes I allow my 
> actions to be based on my emotions instead of logical reasoning;  of 

you are a human, welcome between us! :)

bye

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