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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Baka Attila Tam�s
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 6:38 AM
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Subject: RE: [newbie] Crashes unlimited
The bug is probably with the "southbridge" chip on your motherboard. Too bad
you have an AMD CPU :-( The same thing happened to a friend of mine. There
is a patch for this somewhere on the net I think..... 8.2 works fine with
Intel...
BAT
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of B.O. Jone
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 5:06 AM
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Subject: [newbie] Crashes unlimited
Hi,
I wound up here after wondering around in search of a
miracle hand over my ailing Mandrake.
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
operations after clicking on a loaded file folder 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 (or
my machine) 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.
ben
8.2 works very well with AMD processors also. The southbridge bug was way over blown IMHO. I have 3 computers running 8.1 and 8.2 no problem. I have to agree with previous post, it sounds like a RAM problem, especially since it occurs at differing times during boot. Check the RAM and let the list know how that turned out. HTH
Dennis M.
