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? -- Thu Jan 9 08:45:01 EST 2003 8:45am up 9:35, 4 users, load average: 0.15, 0.43, 0.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------ | __ __ | kuhn media australia | | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=================================| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn | | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ |"""""""""| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |'. `\ | | | icq: 5483808 | | ;"""/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | ------------------------------------------------------------------ * linux user:267497 * RH 7.3+ * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting ------------------------------------------------------------------ QOTD: Flash! Flash! I love you! ...but we only have fourteen hours to save the earth!
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