Subject: Re: Netscape 4.7 FREEZES my machine
From: Sam Moore (sam@ewcreative.com)
Date: Wed May 10 2000 - 16:28:33 MDT
I've had it crash X hard - I think when running Javascript that comes in
from banner ads on certain sites, but there's no way to be sure.
I can always ctrl-alt-delete though - never had it lock up the whole machine.
Vance Dubberly wrote:
>
> I've not had Netscape 4.7 freeze the machine but it does leave processes
> running even after it's been closed.
>
> on 4/28/00 5:48 PM, Jeremy Knope at swttiggr2@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > i'd suggest a new kernel... i'm running
> > YellowDog CS 1.2 on kernel 2.2.15pre20
> > on: BlueG3 400 DVD with 192M of RAM
> > netscape hasn't recently brought the entire system
> > down... but it has in the past when i was running
> > older software like a old kernel and such. try that...
> > if you want you can try my compiled kernel i use, it
> > has no support for anything besides what my comptuer
> > has tho... ie no floppy or anything. not sure about
> > modem or anything. but i turn most of the SCSI/IDE
> > floppy and such... only rage128 support too.
> > -Jeremy
> >
> > --- Robert Fout <rfout@damien.edu> wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I've been using Netscape 4.7 for about a month now.
> >> Just recently it has
> >> started to sometimes lock the whole machine up,
> >> right when you go to a webpage.
> >> The mouse won't move, can't switch to another
> >> virtual desktop, can't switch to
> >> a VT, can do a thing but hit the power button and
> >> let fsck do it's work. Has
> >> anyone else had this same problem.? I'm using YDL CS
> >> 1.1 (Kernel 2.2.6) on a
> >> B&W G3/400/128 MB, booting off a 2 GB partition on
> >> the internal IBM IDE HD.
> >>
> >> Bob
> >>
> >> --
> >> -------------------------------------
> >> "The knack to flying is learning how to
> >> throw yourself at the ground and miss."
> >>
> >> From "Life the Universe and Everything"
> >> by Douglas Adams
> >>
> >> Robert Fout
> >> MacOS Guru and MkLinux/Yellowdog Linux User
> >> rfout@damien.edu
> >> http://osx.damien.edu/rfout/
> >> ICQ# 48433406
> >
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> > Jeremy T. Knope <jerome@knopej1.umeres.maine.edu>
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