On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:28:47 -0800, Rufus <n...@home.com> wrote: >JohnW-Mpls wrote: >> In Dec I went back to 1.18 because my XP had a half dozen BSODs since >> I installed 2.0 in late Oct. I have not had a BSOD since returning to >> 1.18. >> >> Someone suggested running Ramtest incase the BSODs were caused by some >> RAM weakness. I did that - no ram errors. >> >> However, when removing and reinstalling SM versions, some other of my >> USB connected components seemed to run slowly - and it was plugged in >> via an old expansion hub. My internet (ethernet) was plugged into >> that same expansion hub and I wondered if some other internet >> activities were being affected by a slow expansion hub. So I swapped >> USB connections to get my internet on a USB port right on the >> motherboard. Eureka - all my internet action now seemed more crisp! >> >> My current postulation is the BSODs were caused by timing problems >> between the USB handling and SM 2.0. Not illogical that the new SM >> 2.0 base code expects tighter signal timing. (I could try proving >> this using Firefox & Thunderbird on the old USB setup but...) >> >> I debated going back to SM 2.0 now but I'm spoiled by 1.18's much >> simpler handling of passwords for apps that require them. Question: >> is SM 2 going to be modified to handle passwords decently? And if so, >> about when might that change be expected? >> >> > >...funny, I had a USB hub die on one of my Macs and also had a lot of >issues until I figured out what the problem was, but I never really tied >it to an app - it was just general problems. > >And I wouldn't figure that any problem would/could arise from a browsing >suite unless your modem is networked via USB instead of wifi or >Ethernet. Was/is that your case?
No. I have ethernet/10baseT from my cable modem to a Belkin adapter which provides the USB for the computer (XP). -- JohnW-Mpls _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
