@sulu

Many thanks for creating the updated Wheezy image. I unpacked the image file to an ext4 partition on my SD card - in this configuration the performance is excellent.

Out of curiosity, I set up an old laptop with a minimal debian system just sufficient to run an X server and usb networking. I created a cloned set of Easy Debian scripts which connect to the laptop's X server over the usb0 connection. The result is totally satisfactory. There is no delay on keyboard or mouse input, and the screen updates smoothly. The N900 continues to use the wi-fi or 3G connection for all other network access.

There is a posting a long way back in this thread by leetnoob (http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...postcount=2135), in which he speculates "maybe this would have been the future if ms/nokia didn't happen.. no laptops just powerful phones connecting to dumb docking stations".

I think he may have had a point ...