[Echo Talon]

But I can't seem to get USB drives to behave properly. OTOH, I haven't had a lot of time to mess with it...

whats thew problem with Mepis and USB drive? I have used a seagate 4GB compact mini hard drive for storage and it works fine.... are you trying to boot or install mepis to the USB? OH, DO NOT download Mepis 6 RC2... it STINKS! Wait for the final release of Mepis 6 or get Mepis 6 Beta 3-4 or RC1

[rzeznikj at stout]

I'd also recommend avoiding Suse 10.1. Ran an upgrade from ISO, and it's been nothing but trouble.

There are a lot of issues that were in the first couple of betas that are appearing in the released version (e.g. no sound/volume issues, internet problems).

If anyone runs Suse, I'd personally recommend to hang on to 9.3 or 10.0--and wait to see what 10.2 brings.