My system freezes too. I hit Control+alt+backspace and end up at the login screen. Not the stability I hoped for but saves time compared to a full reboot the my win2k always launched itself into.
Shawn > --__--__-- > > Message: 9 > From: "Didimo Grimaldo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RH8.0 very unstable > Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 00:23:10 +0100 > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I think that is my verdict on Red Hat 8.0. Not only that in trying to > install GRUB (and getting it right) it screwed up my WinXP installation (I > lost valuable data). I freezes quite often. > > And when it freezes I can only move the mouse but can't focus on anything to > perform anything useful. Only a reboot (sounds like Windows) would get me > out of it. > > These freezes always seem to happen when Mozilla is active. > > The good old Yahoo Messenger (version 0.99) is now broken. I noticed I can > type messages but all the incoming messages (while online) are totally > unreadable, you only see dots, like squashed-down letters. That was fine in > RH7.2. I think that was the best Y!Messenger for Linux. I tried GAIM and > didn't like it at all. > > Several nice applets (like the various clock applets) are gone. > > Booting with LILO on the MBR gets me a Kernel Panic so I can only boot from > floppy :( > > There are other points that don't come to my mind, but using it has become a > frustrating experience. > > I think I should have left my system with 7.2 and waited for 8.1. The > big-number.0 releases are always problematic. > > > > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
