I can report two conditions I've seen 8.1 do these kinds of things. One like is said by Richard. The changing clock speeds which really isn't handled well by the linux kernel. According to an article I remember but can't find I disabled this feature in Bios on the laptop I was on and poooof the box worked. The other condition is memeory chips. Seems that as you optimize linux more and more errors in memory start having more of an effect. If you feel this could be a problem go to http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/memtester/ This is a bootable diskette that does very complete tests of ram.
James On 07 Jan 2002 19:28:10 +0000 richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ken , the one thing that laptops do and furtively is to drop the clock > speed to reduce power, I've a Toshiba sat 4000cds, and it lies about its > clock speed. To increase battery life its very common to power down > parts of the motherboard when the're not in use. > > my 2 penneth > > BG richard > > On Mon, 2002-01-07 at 18:41, Ken Hawkins wrote: > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > >
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