[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have twice installed RC1 on this Athlon/Via chipset/DMA100 box, and I get > an unusable OS. Everything crashes all the time ---- netscape, konqueror, > mozilla, nautilus, gnome/kde (bounces out to login screen !), Internet > sharing wizard freezes --- list is long. I have not been able to use the > system for more than 5-10 minutes at a time. Now it refuses to boot because > of errors in the file system..... there is no mouse to click the "Yes" > button for repairs > > I'll say this: the 686-optimized code makes things blazing fast ! scarily > fast, much faster than 7.2 version, had to get used to it at first --- but > the system is very jittery, buggy, crash-prone, unusable.... Im rooting for > Mandrake, but its not ready for desktop 'prime time' (at least not on this > hardware).... this version should have been called 7.3.... I wish I could > give y'all more useful feedback but Im not a techie > __________________________________________________________________ Get your > own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at > http://webmail.netscape.com/ Goodness knows I have a terminal case of PBCAC but since I am running RC1 on an athlon/a7v133 with some but not MAjor problems, might I suggest upgrading your bios and (gulp) trying again? -- pax -m-
