Help with tilting/freezing Mandrake CE10.1

This is a discussion about Help with tilting/freezing Mandrake CE10.1 in the Everything Linux category; Hi! We're totally new with Linux and seem to have a major problem. Our PC is 800Mhz, 256+128RAM and 6+20GB harddisk. First the system just tilted while trying to configure system under KDE, then we changed Matrox display card for Diamond Viper and added a processor fan.

Everything Linux 1800 This topic was started by , . Last reply by ,


data/avatar/default/avatar07.webp

1 Posts
Location -
Joined 2004-11-26
Hi!
We're totally new with Linux and seem to have a major problem. Our PC is 800Mhz, 256+128RAM and 6+20GB harddisk.
 
First the system just tilted while trying to configure system under KDE, then we changed Matrox display card for Diamond Viper and added a processor fan. The system sort of has stopped freezing, but while downloading it had an I/O error (no 5) Input/Output. Does this mean the HD is busted? Starting the system up again all seemed fine except of lots of noice from HD which soon faded. Then this morning the system had freezed again, this time saying something like bad kernel stage plus lots of flags. We took out the smaller memorystick but probably the stupid thing will just crash again.
 
Does anyone have an idea what's wrong with our computer? Do we need a kernel update? Is there one for MD CE10.1 or is the CE10.1 just so unstable that we should buy Mandrake 10.1 Discovery? Or should we just get a new PC?
 
Please heee-eeelp!

Participate in our website and join the conversation

You already have an account on our website? To log in, use the link provided below.
Login
Create a new user account. Registration is free and takes only a few seconds.
Register
This subject has been archived. New comments and votes cannot be submitted.
Nov 26
Created
Nov 26
Last Response
0
Likes
1 minute
Read Time
User User User
Users

Responses to this topic


data/avatar/default/avatar03.webp

305 Posts
Location -
Joined 2003-08-30
Sounds like a hardware issue to me. I doubt it's the operating system

data/avatar/default/avatar10.webp

2895 Posts
Location -
Joined 2002-08-30
Run a diagnostic from the hard drive manufacturer on the hard drive. I bet this is the problem. I have Mandrake cd 10.1 on my system, with no problems.
 
I assume this is the only OS on the system?