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|    Tupac Chopra to All    |
|    Re: frustrated at BeOS distros    |
|    03 Aug 04 18:36:39    |
   
   XPost: comp.sys.be.programmer, comp.sys.be.help, comp.sys.be   
   From: master@mason.snuh   
      
   "james hal-pc.org" <"james hal-pc.org"> wrote in news:410fb087   
   $0$445$be864849@news.hal-mli.net:   
      
   > BeOS "Developer's Edition"   
   > BONE will cause kernel panics   
   > USB patches break network connectivity   
   >   
   > Zeta RC2   
   > BONE works (kinda)   
   > Video with i810 driver is seriously screwed up   
   > Wireless doesn't seem to work and locks the "boneyard"   
   > USB patches and Mass storage driver work fine   
   >   
   > BeOS "Wind"   
   > Besides coming with a slightly screwed up default config it's not   
   too   
   > bad. manual editing of config files in order to produce the   
   "settings"   
   > option in the "window" dropdown.   
   > BONE works for the most part, but Wireless still locks the   
   "boneyard"   
   > on occasion   
   > USB patches seem to work but the mass storage driver creates an   
   > endless list of scsi devices in the "drive setup" screen and will not   
   > read my USB zip drive.   
   >   
   > so... i can:   
   > have my video but no wireless   
   > have my zip drive but run at 800x600   
   > /or/   
   > have video AND BONE but no zip drive (or any umass for that matter).   
   >   
   > does anyone know of any distros that actually work "as advertised"?   
   >   
   >   
      
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