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Hi All,

After running Diablo for a month, I have given up and downgraded back to OS2007 (I didn't spend more than a day in OS2008).

The reason for the move is the inability of Nokia to fix the BT keyboard problem not typing (see bug 3532 https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3532)

Everyone uses the IT differently. For me, it is a little laptop, which I use to take a lot of notes when paired with my iGo keyboard. This bug will allow the keyboard to pair, but not type into any of the applications.

So yesterday I flashed back to OS2007, and I remembered some of the other Diablo oddities I had been living with like:
o "Lock touch screen and keys" doesn't blank the screen right away as it does in 2007
o BT keyboard doesn't lose characters while pairing (Diablo loses the first couple of words, if you keep on typing)
o OS2007 uses less memory, about 20% less
o Desktop doesn't crash on my N800 (see bug 2616)

What am I giving up by moving backwards (besides the above frustrations) you may ask? For my use, I am only giving up the cool app usbcontrol, which permits mounting of USB flash drives. But I found I didn't use that feature enough to justify all the other frustrations with Diablo.

My 2 cents: Don't upgrade unless there is a compelling application or function which requires it.

Craig...
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N800, Think Outside Kbd, 8GB SDHC Card (OCZ, ext2), and 8GB SD Card (Patriot formatted as VFAT)
Zaurus SL-6000, IR Keyboard, 1GB SD Card