So Unstable and driving me mad!!

[Karl Larsen]

WipeOut wrote:
> My system is driving me nuts.. Its a fresh install of 8.10 with very 
> little extra added..
>
> Firefox crashes all the time.. Thunderbird occasionally crashes.. 
> Openoffice freezes or wrecks documents.. Printing is a nightmare with 
> errors or not printing correctly or at all..
>
> I have used this exactly same hardware for 7.10 and its was fine.. About 
> 6 months ago I started having issues with Firefox on 7.10 but on 8.10 I 
> just seem to have issues all the time..
>
> So the fist thing I would like to do is make sure my hardware is good.. 
> Are there any system stress test apps that I can easily run to make sure 
> its not a hardware issue??
>
> I hope it is hardware because my faith in Linux is taking a knock and I 
> have used it entirely for the last 8 years.. I really hope Linux isn't 
> heading the Windows way..
>
> If it not hardware I don't know what my options are other than to try 
> another distro but I really don't want to do that..
>
> Anyone go any suggestions?
>
>   
    You don't tell us what hardware you have. But I have Intrepid on my 
Cheap Laptop and it runs just great now that the lack of sound has been 
corrected I have no known problems as of now.

    I bet your computer is pretty old...


Karl


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