On Tuesday 08 January 2002 10:20 am, you wrote: > Windows ME = Winblows More Errors > > My PII 300 Intel Chipset works pretty fine with MDK 8.1. But with some > others computers (mainly new ones with Via chipset) I had some difficults > and back to MDK 8.0. > I have some problems with MDK 8.1 and I also have a via chip too.
Harold > On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Ashley Reynolds wrote: > > Windows ME was truly Microsoft's *worst* operating system. > > > > Kindest Regards, > > Ashley (aka ze0). > > > > |----------------------------------------------------------| > > | Ashley Reynolds (aka ze0) [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > > | http://www.botepidemic.com Ph: +61 404 140 163 | > > | > > | Registered Linux User: #254073 | > > |----------------------------------------------------------| > > > > On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Gary A. Garibaldi wrote: > > > I installed Mandrake 8.1 in about 45 minutes since it became available > > > and if I wouldn't have moved this pass week it would have been up for > > > over 3 months with out a hitch. I can't say the same about WinME. I > > > spent 12 hours yesterday with my son-inlaw getting his system > > > reinstalled because of multi-virui. I had multiple problems with sound > > > and modem, and only after searching the internet I found the drivers > > > and was able to get the basic system installed. Today he is installing > > > all the other programs that he uses. > > > > > > Gary > > > > > > On Monday 07 January 2002 16:06 pm, you wrote: > > > > Marc wrote: > > > > > Unstable?? Are you kidding? > > > > > > > > > > My windows installation had all kinds of problem not recoqnicing > > > > > hardware, conflicting irq etc etc. MDK 8.1 runs very smooth > > > > > without any prblem at all. So MDK 8.1 is very stable. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > marc > > > > > > > > > > On Monday 07 January 2002 06:59 pm, you wrote: > > > > >>On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Davor Cengija wrote: > > > > >>> I'm having a really hard time with this new 8.1 > > > > >>> distribution. It is very unstable and unpredictable (something > > > > >>> I wouldn't expect from Mandrake Linux). Anyone experienced > > > > >>> similar problems, say: > > > > >>> > > > > >>>- kicker dies without obvious reason > > > > >>>- konqueror segfaults with libstdc++ errors in debug stack trace > > > > >>>- the X server freezes while the rest of the system works fine > > > > >>> (say, internet connection). However, mouse and keyboard are dead > > > > >>> (since they're controlled by X, of course) > > > > >>>- xemacs segfaults with different errors, in different states > > > > >>> > > > > >>> There are some other problems as well. I'll skip pasting stack > > > > >>> traces, etc for now. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> The strange thing is that everything works just fine after > > > > >>> reboot (like in windows :-). So, I'd say that either kernel or > > > > >>> some standard lib (glibc, libstdc++ or whatever) is > > > > >>> broken. Sometimes one error in say konqueror is followed by > > > > >>> xemacs' segfault. > > > > >> > > > > >>Check your hardware. This sounds suspiciously like a failing CPU or > > > > >> case fan. I've been running 8.1 for about two months now and it > > > > >> has been solid. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > >----- > > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > Are you using standard KDE from mandrake or the souped-up version > > > > that does fast loads? It sounds suspiciously like you have one of > > > > the sensitive systems and you tried the second option. > > > > > > > > I have one 8.1 installation that would have four months uptime except > > > > that I had to move its location from room to room and shut it down > > > > for that purpose. The only things giving me trouble are mozilla and > > > > Aethera, which have to be killed periodically, Others with some > > > > interesting video cards or with video vs NIC IRQ conflicts have > > > > reported some problems, but rarely. One of the nice things about > > > > this distro is that you can set PnP BIOS to yes with most machines, > > > > but you had better set ACPI to "No" > > > > > > > > Civileme
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