Bill:
Is it feasible to add some more RAM? You are right at the minimum for an
X system -- another 32 mb would make a big difference. Is there lots of
HD activity whenever you start an application? You should also start
with minimum screen resolution, and work up from there.
Regards,
cmg
Bill Clark wrote:
>
> I just installed Mandrake 7.2 and am having problems using X. When I start
> X everything seems to go fine till I start an application. Then the system
> will freeze up. It will freeze right away if I start DrakConf (a couple
> times it didn't freeze right away but did after I clicked on the 'change
> resolution' icon. In other applications it takes a little longer for it to
> freeze up. Usually if I use a scroll bar it will freeze. My system is:
>
> AMD K5 166
> ATI Graphics Pro Turbo (2 megs)
> 32 megs RAM
> 66 megs swap
> 2.1 gig HD
>
> Thanks
> Bill C
