I'm using 8.1 on my toshiba notebook, and I've found it to be VERY stable. I've had to restart X a couple of times, but I've NEVER been forced to reboot. Overall, I'm quite happy.
On Wednesday 07 November 2001 23:55, you wrote: > I have been using Linux Mandrake 8.1 ever since it came out and I was > impressed when I first saw how everything was laid out and the ease of use. > Everything I owned seemed to be compatible and with some configuration > everything worked great. I could easily install everything, with the > proper drivers my graphics worked great, and the sound is good other than > the fact that it seems to have too much power so I have to turn the volume > down on the bar and up on the Sony Reciever. > > On further, more extensive use I seem to find that Mandrake 8.1 is no where > near as stable as 7.1. I have had to restart many times. Just today for > some odd reason when I was running Quake 3 arena, it started up with the > screen going to some odd colors and the only thing I could do was > CTRL-ALT-PRINT SCREEN- K....... > > As this has happened repeated times with random things, never usually in > the same occurence I stop and wonder why???? Was Linux Mandrake just not > set up the way it should when it was distributed or what? My PC is as > follows: > > Linux Mandrake 8.1 > Soundblaster LIVE 5.1 Digital w/o Live Drive > Geforce 3 > 512 MB RDRAM > p4 1.6 GHz processor > Linksys Ethernet running LAN on T1 connection..... > > I haven't had real troubles with speed inside various programs that run > graphics and such but it also seems as if the new Gnome packaged with Linux > Mandrake 8.1 seems to be a bit slow. I noticed this in 8.0 as well. My > roommate was fed up with it and is now putting another distribution on his > computer after he has had to restart many times. We would just like to ask > if the stability and the speed are common problems with 8.1 or not??? If > not then I must have got a bunk copy of it when I downloaded it from the > LINUXISO.ORG..... > > I doubt this is the case but I thought I would write to the mailing list so > I could get some feedback from the Linux community on things that maybe I > can update or add to improve Mandrake 8.1. If I get no help on > possibilites I guess I too will have to switch back to a more stable > version such as 7.1 or completely change distributions.... > > Thanks a ton Linux Community, > SleepyFolkz
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