Bug 55060

Summary:	alpha linux crashes when using a graphical web browser
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Need Real Name <jdevore>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Arjan van de Ven <arjanv>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	David Lawrence <dkl>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	7.1
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Description Need Real Name 2001-10-24 23:56:45 UTC

Description of Problem:
I hava an alpha pc164 and whenever I go to a website with a graphical 
webbrowser the machine will hard lock within 30 seconds of going to the 
website.  I can use lynx fine but konquerer and netscape navigator will 
hard lock the computer.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How Reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Get into x
2. start netscape navigator
3. it will crash within 30 seconds of going to a website

Actual Results:
computer hardlocks and usually corrupts the mounted file systems

Expected Results:
go to the website and not crash my box

Additional Information:

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2002-01-25 05:05:38 UTC

If it hard locks the computer, that indicates a hardware, kernel, or XFree86
problem. Assigning to kernel.

Comment 2 Arjan van de Ven 2002-01-25 09:15:50 UTC

Which kernel version ?