Hi Bob.
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From: "Bob's ALE Mail" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 4:08 AM
Subject: Re: Slackware 7 hanging
> I'll take a wild guess and say it's either hardware or some strange
> configuration error. I find it hard to believe it's a kernel bug. I DO
> know that when I let netscape run for too many days it runs my system out
of
> memory (SW3.5) even though the kernel should guard against a non-root
> program having a memory leak.
I agree that it is unlikely to be a kernel bug. As far as I can remember
zipslack 7 and bigslack 7 run the same kernels, and zipslack does NOT give
me this problem.
The problem I have is with large directories (for example, /dev/) where
commands such as ls cause the laptop to lock after a few screens of the
list. The filemanager in X also hangs the machine with large directories.
> You might try a different version of Netscape or send email to the
slackware
> support address. I apologize for not having more advice.
The problem is not a Netscape one. This problem even occurs if it is the
first command I issue after a reboot/login.
I will try e-mailing the slackware support guys though.
Thanks for your help - I'll let you know how I get on.
Ciao 4 now,
Austin.
