If you're crashing 3 times a day in Windows, sounds like you may have a hardware
or configuration problem - Not even Windows crashes THAT often!!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sevatio Octavio) on 04/15/2000 07:32:55 AM
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Subject: Re: [newbie] lots of crashes???
Mohamed,
What services do you have running while these things occur? Also, are you using
Mandrake 7.0-2 ?
seve
-----Original Message-----
From: Mohamed Saad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, April 15, 2000 5:21 AM
Subject: [newbie] lots of crashes???
>Hello everyone...
>I have installed Mandrake 7.0 a week ago...
> I just have a small question..
> I heard things about Linux like "Rock Solid" and
>so...
>What i noted is that Mandrake 7.0 crashes just like
>Windows!!! Yes... Its crashes are much less than
>Windows! but.. It crashes!!! It crashed about 4 times
>this week!! (windows crashes at a rate of 3 times/day!
>so Linux is better!)
>
>well... here are the crashes!
>KDE: I was opening 2 windows of Netscape. And
>suddenly, the whole system freezed! I just could move
>the mouse! but i can't do anything! I had to press
>ctrl+alt+backspace to log out! and it worked!
>KDE: I pressed Log Out, the screen turned black, and i
>couldn't Do any thing! i had to press "Reset"
>Xfce3: It was my first time to even see it! i just
>used it for 15 seconds!! :) i pressed the button with
>the penguin, and the whole system freezed!! I had to
>press "reset"
>Gnome: I was just moving around... It suddenly made a
>GPF, and told me that this may be due to a bug, and
>they gave some email to report at! (this is not really
>serious, as it didn't really crash the system!)
>
>Now, the point is... I am NOT upset of all these
>crashes!! :)
>I am used to them from the old days of Windows!
>Windows taught me lots of things! when the system
>crashes, I just grin and coldly press the "Reset"
>button!
>
>The point is... Why do people say that linux is "ROCK
>SOLID"?? it is NOT "rock solid"! It is just," more
>solid than Windows!"
>I was just wondering!! :)
>
>Thank you...
>
>Urs
>Mohamed Saad
>
>Note: All my hardware is supported under linux, in
>case u r wondering!! :)
>
>
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