[NTLUG:Discuss] SuSE post 11.0 BAD NEWS - Need a new distro

[Thomas Cameron]

On 03/30/2010 12:28 PM, Stephen Davidson wrote:
> Greetings.
> 
> 11.1 issued a series up updates this week, one of which disabled
> wireless networking.  I was on the road at the time, and with hotels
> switching to wireless only, that knocked me completely offline.  This on
> top of earlier reported issues.
> 
> Installed 11.2.  Mouse worked, but that was the ONLY USB device
> supported.  USB harddisks were definitely not.  In addition, two
> wireless cards that previously worked (the onboard as well as a PCMCIA
> one) were no longer able to finish connecting to a network (both scanned
> networks no problem, just could not connect).
> 
> Wireless networking &  These are basic functions.  Without them, the
> machine (in this case) is not usuable.  I do NOT have time to be chasing
> all this kind of stuff down.
> 
> My SuSE 11.0 installation seems to be the last of the viable SuSEs, and
> even there, I've been limping along with a malfunctioning CUPs install.
> 
> At this point, I am looking for a new distribution.  What it needs to
> support "out-of-the-box";
> - - Thunderbird
> - - Firefox
> - - AMD-64 bit
> - - Wireless (would prefer support of built-in chips, but ability to
> purchase and use Wireless PCMCIA or USB cards acceptable)
> - - VPN
> - - USB Harddisks, including encrypted ones.
> 
> Would like support for (but not required):
> - - Evolution
> - - Cups Printing
> - - Guest OSes (Convenient to be able to run MS in a window, I
> occasionally need to see how IEx renders a webpage)
> - - Multi-CPU Hardware
> - - Blackberry Syncing
> 
> Suggestions?

Fedora 12.  I use a Lenovo T60 laptop with Intel 1GB NIC, Intel wireless
and Intel video.  It all Just Works(TM) out of the box.

No muss, no fuss, just install and go.