I posted a rant on this very subject about 1 month ago. My laptop continues to run just fine on 7.2, after a looonng day of attempting to install 8.1 I KNOW its not hardware because I haven't had a hiccup at all, and 7.2 autodetected all components, which 8.1 failed to accomplish.
Ken [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Davor Cengija wrote: > >> I'm having a really hard time with this new 8.1 >> distribution. It is very unstable and unpredictable (something >> I wouldn't expect from Mandrake Linux). Anyone experienced >> similar problems, say: >> >>- kicker dies without obvious reason >>- konqueror segfaults with libstdc++ errors in debug stack trace >>- the X server freezes while the rest of the system works fine (say, >> internet connection). However, mouse and keyboard are dead (since >> they're controlled by X, of course) >>- xemacs segfaults with different errors, in different states >> >Check your hardware. This sounds suspiciously like a failing CPU or case >fan. I've been running 8.1 for about two months now and it has been >solid. >
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