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Agent007:
Have searched everywhere but could'nt find an answer. Could someone pls elaborate on this? I'm using WinXP and Redhat 7.2...When doing simple stuff like changing seettings or opening multiple Netscape Windows etc, Linux dumps core. Also some errors like the signal got killed etc, do pop around. What does one mean when they say that Linux is stable? In WinXP, I havent had any BSOD's till now, runs OK. Is there something that would make Linux more stable on my system? The other day, the power failed and system rebooted instantly, Gnome got fully corrupt and file system got screwed. This happened on an ext3 filesytem, though its got journaling and all..On the other hand in Windows, nothing gets corrupt and scandisk runs without complications.

note:-Have recently installed 7.2 and there are no extra services running in the background. Have tried KDE and Gnome, still there are core dumps.

thanks,
007

Spsyem Specs:-
AMD Athlon@600Mhz
256MB SDRAM
16MB Riva TNT graphics

voidmain:
I don't know what to tell you. I've got a RedHat 7.0 machine out on a T1 that serves as a web server for over 20 domains, mail server for over 50 users, a DNS server, streaming audio/video server, an IDS system, many databases, backup server, and much more. It was up for nearly 500 days straight until an extended power outage longer than the UPS batteries would hold. When the power came back on it now has been up for 56 days. That's only one single time it was down due to a lengthy power outage since it was installed.  In fact all of my experiences with Linux have been like that.  If that's not stability I don't know what is...

voidmain:
Hmmm, don't do anything with it?  I am constantly changing the configuration, adding applications, upgrading applications, using it, in fact many people are using it for many things...  And this system was not "tailored" for Linux.  It's an old Compaq server we bought for $100.  Wonder how good XP would run on it?

And then we have a couple of old Sparc 20 boxes with good uptimes running Linux.  Wonder how XP will run on those? Answer, it wont.

[ August 07, 2002: Message edited by: VoidMain ]

Calum:
but why is his linux not stable?

hey, what's the exact hardware spec on that machine for example?

choasforages:
yeah, hardware problems, i have a 60mhz dell, that runs debian potateo, it hasn't crashed yet, now my main system, x loses control once everythree days, and yes, it is made from hardware i found in a trashcan.

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