[plug] mandrake 8.2 crashing when using browser/ftp

[Leon Brooks]

On Friday 24 May 2002 21:18, Mike Hasleby wrote:
> I recently installed mandrake 8.2 (having used about the last 4
> versions).  However, with 8.2 after dialling in to my isp, as soon as I
> start to use either ftp or a browser, the Xserver hangs.  At times it
> even restarts the computer.  I have found by setting it to multiuser
> level (no gui) I can dial in and ftp fine from the terminal.  I've tried

> this using minicom to dial in then starting the pppd or setting up
> ppp-on to do the dialling in.  Have others found X to be a problem in
> 8.2   One of the students at our school install 8.2 and had exactly the
> same problem but others I know running it haven't had any worries.

Same kind of video on motherboard in all problem machines? How about happy 
machines?

Cheers; Leon