On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 08:21:10AM -0800, B.O. Jone wrote: > This is my first message since subscription. If this > is a wrong starting place please direct me to the > right site and protocol. > 8.2 certainly laid a good foundation for linux future > development ahead of all other distros. But I have one > cripling problem on my system: crashes everywhere. > Crashes come during bootup at various > points--Loading..., Starting..., etc., but always at a > different point. > Crashes also come in routine file read/write > operation with the Home icon. > I have an impression that the new kernel 2.4x, on > which 8.x is based, is not yet settled down, > especially in file-r/w functions. > One clear signal of crash is to see the hd pilot > light lit up without blinking. > When a crash happens, there is no remedy but to > switch off the power and start over. The key presses > like ctl-alt-bs/del and Xkill do not function. > My question: Is there a way to tweak the kernel > settings to smooth over my system--amd k6 300mhz mmx, > 130mb ram, read3d starfighter vid card 16mb? > Or any other remedy, bettern than waiting for the > next version to come out. > thanx a mil.
This is cooker-ppc. The list is for the discussion of the development of the PPC port of Mandrake. Since a K6 is an x86 architecture I think it'd be best if you took this to [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], or [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://ben.reser.org What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy? - Ghandi
