On Nov 20, 2007 3:16 PM, <<a href="mailto:j.brun@mchsi.com">j.brun@mchsi.com</a>> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I have been getting occasional lockups on Gusty on my laptop. Only when running<br>firefox, but they have been rare. The windows machines in my office seem to<br>completely seize when they come across the same sites...so i figured it was more
<br>of a web thing than system.<br><br><br><br>---------------------- Original Message: ---------------------<br>From: agamotto <<a href="mailto:agamotto@sbcglobal.net">agamotto@sbcglobal.net</a>><br>To: <a href="mailto:qclug@qclug.org">
qclug@qclug.org</a><br>Subject: Re: [QCLUG] Instability problem with ubuntu<br>Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:38:20 +0000<br><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br>> Noah Norris wrote:<br>> > search for some other with the problem
<br>> > ubuntu 7.10 nvidia 7300 compiz hard lock<br>> > ive noticed other drivers can interact to cause problems with nvidia<br>> > drivers like some malfunctioning wifi cards. you can also install envy<br>
> > and try to install the newest nvidia drivers, try to stress test on 3d<br>> > game if that works ok i would wait for compiz to be updated with the<br>> > possible fix if 3d games run fine ( like running doom3 or quake4 demos
<br>> ><br>><br>><br>> >> Yah, I turned off the eye-candy and the problem is gone so far, so I<br>> think<br>> >> it is safe to say it is software. I checked gkrellm, and all of the temp
<br>> >> sensors are fine, nothing above 105 F.<br>> >><br>> >> When I am willing to sit down and experiment, I might dig deeper.<br>><br>> I have been digging around in the Ubuntu forums, and it appears that
<br>> Firefox is at the root of just about all of my problems. I uninstalled the<br>> <a href="http://2.0.0.8" target="_blank">2.0.0.8</a> (I think that is right), and voila, I now only have problems when<br>> playing games under Cedega, which is not unusual.
<br>><br>> If you are running Gutsy and having various problems and lockups,<br>> uninstall Firefox until the issue with the add-ons is fixed.<br>><br>> I hope this helps some people, as it was driving me nuts!
<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br><br><br>Which may be one of the reasons Debian is using Iceweasel (other that copyright issues)?<br><br>Jim<br>