The bug is probably with the "southbridge" chip on your motherboard. Too bad you have an AMD CPU :-( The same thing happened to a friend of mine. There is a patch for this somewhere on the net I think..... 8.2 works fine with Intel...
BAT -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of B.O. Jone Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 5:06 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Crashes unlimited Hi, I wound up here after wondering around in search of a miracle hand over my ailing Mandrake. 8.2 certainly laid a good foundation for linux future development ahead of all other distros. But I have one cripling problem on my system: crashes everywhere. Crashes come during bootup at various points--Loading..., Starting..., etc., but always at a different point. Crashes also come in routine file read/write operations after clicking on a loaded file folder with the Home icon. I have an impression that the new kernel 2.4x, on which 8.x is based, is not yet settled down, especially in file-r/w functions. One clear signal of crash is to see the hd pilot light lit up without blinking. When a crash happens, there is no remedy but to switch off the power and start over. The key presses like ctl-alt-bs/del and Xkill do not function. My question: Is there a way to tweak the kernel (or my machine) settings to smooth over my system--amd k6 300mhz mmx, 130mb ram, read3d starfighter vid card 16mb? Or any other remedy, bettern than waiting for the next version to come out. thanx a mil. ben __ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards. http://movies.yahoo.com/ --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.332 / Virus Database: 186 - Release Date: 2002. 03. 06. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.332 / Virus Database: 186 - Release Date: 2002. 03. 06.
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