On Thu, 2003-01-09 at 07:47, Adolfo Bello wrote:
> I mostly use Mozilla (out of the box from Mandrake 9) to surf the net.
> 
> Ocassionally, when using Mozilla, the machine locks up forcing me to
> turn the power off and on. Something that bugs me but I guessed I needed
> to do my homework to get it working the right way.
> 
> However, everytime that I try to download a file larger than 1.5 Mb
> using Mozilla download manager, the machine just locks up. Hard lock.
> The same problem happens every time that I have tried to use Mozilla
> News on heavily trafficked forums (is it fora?). Of course, the same
> problem happens if I use Netscape 7.
> 
> I can download using Konqueror or wget without any problem, but I really
> like Mozilla tabbed interfase.
> 
> After reading this list for more than 2 months without ever seeing a
> message about this problem, I guess the problem is related to my
> hardware (a Toshiba Satellite 5005-S504) (I don't have sound either but
> I will keep trying to solve it just for the sake of learning).
> 
> However, as a last resort, I decided to place a message to the list with
> the hope that some soul have had and solved the Mozilla/Netscape
> problem.
> 
> I don't know of any relevant information that I can post to help those
> who can help me.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Adolfo
> 

Just out of curiosity - do you have APM enabled on the drive? Also, have
you tried doing a re-installation of either Mozilla or Netscape?

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