[makkonen]

adb should work, but you need to be connected to activesync before you boot. As I mentioned about a page ago, it should then come up during linux boot, and find the drivers automatically. You might need another restart (of android, not the computer) after the drivers install, but it should work from there.

OI file manager doesn't run as root, so it can't see what's in the data folder, I believe.

GPS lock, in my experience, was flaky. Sometimes it'd work quick and steady-as-you-go. Sometimes it wouldn't ever lock. I never really had to put it through its paces, though.